Boyfriend of 39-year-old victim found woman s body near Durango, Colorado
Officials say a sow and two cubs were found and later killed near the scene
Officials believe the woman went walking with her two dogs earlier in the day
Her boyfriend contacted the sheriff s office after he returned home around 8:30pm to find the dogs waiting outside the couple s home
An autopsy this week will determine the official cause of death for a Colorado woman found dead after what authorities believe was a bear attack.
The body of the Durango woman, 39, was found Friday by her boyfriend, hours after she failed to return from walking her two dogs, state Parks and Wildlife spokesman Jason Clay said.
The attack comes less than two weeks after a Montana wilderness guide was fatally mauled by a grizzly bear that authorities said likely was defending a moose carcass near Yellowstone National Park. Charles Carl Mock, 40, was attacked last week while fishing north of West Yellowstone near a campground.
Tragic : Durango, Colorado, woman killed in apparent bear attack after taking her dogs for a walk John Bacon, USA TODAY
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An autopsy this week will determine the official cause of death for a Colorado woman found dead after what authorities believe was a bear attack.
The body of the Durango woman, 39, was found Friday by her boyfriend, hours after she failed to return from walking her two dogs, state Parks and Wildlife spokesman Jason Clay said.
The attack comes less than two weeks after a Montana wilderness guide was fatally mauled by a grizzly bear that authorities said likely was defending a moose carcass near Yellowstone National Park. Charles Carl Mock, 40, was attacked last week while fishing north of West Yellowstone near a campground.