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A woman walking her two dogs in Colorado has been killed in a bear attack, park officials say.
The 39-year-old, who has not yet been identified, was found dead in an area north of Durango on Friday.
A black bear and two young bears were located nearby and euthanised. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Service (CPW) confirmed human remains were found in the digestive systems of two bears.
Fatal bear attacks in Colorado are said to be extremely rare.
The woman s boyfriend raised the alarm after he came home to find the two dogs outside his apartment but no sign of his partner.
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Colorado wildlife authorities hunted down and shot dead a bear and two cubs on Friday.
Earlier that day, a woman was found dead and part eaten near her home in Durango.
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The 39-year-old woman, who has not been named, was found by her boyfriend on a trail near the home they shared in Durango, a town near the New Mexico border, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wrote in a statement.
39-year-old Colorado woman killed in likely bear attack
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife officers and La Plata County Sheriff s deputies are investigating a likely bear attack that killed a 39-year-old woman outside Durango. Photo courtesy of CPW
May 1 (UPI) A 39-year-old woman was found dead in Colorado Friday night after what officials are describing as a bear attack.
The woman s body was found off U.S. Highway 550 near Trimble, north of Durango, according to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Advertisement Bear attacks are extremely rare, Cory Chick, CPW Southwest Region manager, said in the release. This is a tragic event and a sad reminder that bears are wild and potentially dangerous. Out of an abundance of caution, the bears were removed for public safety. We ask the public to report any encounter with an aggressive bear to CPW.