CBS 13 • July 3, 2023
A Porter woman is shaken up but recovering after she says she punched a bear in the face and was bitten. Maine is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the eastern U.S., though attacks are extremely rare. Lynn Kelly was out in her garden on Friday morning when her dog started barking and ran into the woods. She heard him yelp and then he came running out with a bear right behind him. The woman stood up as tall as she could and punched the bear in the nose. It bit her right hand, puncturing her wrist. The bear was euthanized and is getting tested for rabies. “It’s scary but look where we live. You’ve got to expect stuff like this. I mean, we live out in the wilderness,” said Christine Sanborn, who lives next door.