MUNCY, Pa. — A woman who survived a bear attack outside her Pennsylvania home has left the hospital and says she feels lucky to have survived. “I shouldn’t even be here,” Melinda LeBarron told PennLive.com by phone Tuesday from her Muncy-area home. LeBarron said the bear attacked after she went out her back door for a smoke with her dog — who is named Bear. A Pennsylvania Game Commission representative said earlier officials believe the bear was a sow with cubs and attacked after the dog barked at them. Bear the dog, who suffered a punctured lung, broken ribs and a cut on the stomach, has not left her side, she said.

Source: National Post February 13, 2019 18:22 UTC