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Black bear attacks boy in Great Smokies National Park
An eight year old Florida boy and his father were mauled by a black bear in a creek on Rainbow Falls Trail near Gatlinburg. The bear, weighing about 86 pounds, was shot by rangers after it acted aggressively. the boy and father were treated and released. The park noted rare bear attacks in the Smokies with history of few fatal incidents.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Florida
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Evan Pala
John Pala
Boca Raton
Park
Nancy Gray
Park Rangers
University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center
Gray
Tennessee-North Carolina
Rainbow Falls Trail
Gatlinburg
Lynn Rogers
North American Bear Center
Ely
Minn
North America
Alaska
Canada
Tennessee
Great Smokies
Ohio
Cherokee National Forest