Black bear attacks 3 years child at campground near Yellowstone National Park

A 3-year-old girl was attacked by a black bear while inside of her tent at a campground near Yellowstone National Park, officials in Montana say.

 

The incident late Sunday in Red Lodge forced the evacuation of the private campground, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP).

 

“A bear attacked a child while in a tent,” the agency said in a statement, adding that the victim was transported to a medical facility in Billings. Further information about her status was not immediately available.

 

FWP then announced that a black bear was “captured and euthanized” at the site and that it believes the bear was the one “involved in the incident

A wildlife official told The Associated Press that the child who was attacked is 3 years old.

 

Red Lodge is located just north of the Wyoming-Montana border, near Yellowstone National Park