VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, N.M. — Wildlife officials say a bear attacked a woman running a marathon in a national preserve in northern New Mexico.
The woman suffered several bites and scratches and had injuries to her head, neck and upper body that weren’t life-threatening.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish says the woman was racing Saturday afternoon when a female black bear confronted her in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Officers say the victim surprised the bear after her cub had run up a nearby tree.
