Officials Nab Bear That Chased 2 Joggers at Granby Nature Preserve

Residents were asked to stay away from a nature and wildlife preserve in Granby, Connecticut, after "an unusually aggressive bear" chased two people Monday afternoon.

Officials said a 62-year-old man and 25-year-old woman were jogging minutes apart when a black bear chased them in separate incidents along Barndoor Hills Road at McLean Game Refuge just before 1 p.m. Monday.

Neither person was badly hurt, but the encounter left them startled and shaken up.

While the female jogger was not injured, the man had a cut on his chest. Officials with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said it's not clear whether the bear scratched him or he was scraped by bushes while running through the woods to get away.

He declined to go to the hospital and was treated at the scene.

Granby police officers and DEEP Environmental Conservation Police searched the woods for the bear, believed to be a yearling that weighs between 140 and 160 pounds.

They trapped the bear around 9 p.m. are removing it from the area, according to Granby police.

Authorities said earlier that they planned to euthanize the animal due to its aggressive behavior.

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