Western NC woman attacked by black bear

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — A western North Carolina woman has been treated and released after being attacked in her driveway by a black bear.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Monday that Buncombe County emergency officials said the woman was attacked Sunday night at her home.

A spokesman at Mission Hospital in Asheville said the woman was treated and released.

The woman’s name wasn’t released.

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