13-Year-Old Sleeping Boy Bitten on Face by a Bear in Campground

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8/10/2019|Updated: 8/10/2019

A 13-year-old boy in Utah had a terrifying encounter with a bear, after he was bitten while sleeping at a campground in the Moab area on Aug. 9.

The incident happened at the Dewey Bridge Campground, located along the Colorado River, according to a Facebook post by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR).

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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