Colorado girl, 5, recovering after bear attack

A black bear.
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A 5-year-old Colorado girl is recovering after being attacked by a bear outside of her home near Grand Junction early Sunday morning.

The girl's father, Duane Cyr, told KJCT his daughter will be "fine." Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the girl's mother reported that her daughter heard noises in the yard and believed they were coming from the family dog. It was actually a black bear, and when the mother heard screaming coming from outside, she ran out and saw the bear was dragging the girl. The mother said she began to scream at the bear, and it finally dropped her daughter.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.