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Feds sending inspectors to park after bear bite
CHEROKEE, N.C. — Federal officials are investigating a bear attack that left the manager of a North Carolina zoo with serious injuries.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending inspectors to the Chief Saunooke Bear Park.
Mary Clapsaddle was airlifted to the hospital Monday after a bear bit her while she was giving the animal water.
Her son says the 75-year-old Clapsaddle broke safety rules when she stepped into a pen with a bear. Kole Clapsaddle says handlers are supposed to place food and water in one part of the pen while the bear is secured in another part.
The park run by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is closed for the season, but workers are still there to take care of the bears.
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