71-Year-Old Woman in a Wheelchair Survives Bear Attack in Her Kitchen: 'There's Blood Everywhere'

A black bear attacked a 71-year-old New Hampshire woman in her home early Tuesday morning, but she survived and was able to call for help,New England Cable News reports.

Murray, who showed up at her mother’s house after the incident, was shocked when she saw the scene. “There’s trash everywhere. There’s bear feces everywhere. There’s blood everywhere,” she told NECN. She also noticed claw marks on the door, household items strewn across the floor and a blood trail in some places. “She was yelling at the bear to get out,” Murray told CBS Boston. “[It was] really very scary.”

Grafton County Police

“We all know she is strong,” an emotional Murray told NECN. “She’ll be okay.”

Even though Groton is a town of only 600 people, it’s unusual for bears to break into people’s homes, state fish and game officials told CBS Boston. This one was looking for food and was unusually bold, and sadly Rogers “ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Major Jim Juneau told the outlet.

According to NECN, efforts are underway to try to locate the bear, who escaped through the house.

source: people.com