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Bear Neutralized After Fatal Attack on Man in Crystal, New Mexico
Just the facts
Emergency responders with the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to reports of a fatal bear attack targeting an unidentified male victim in Crystal, New Mexico. Law enforcement officers located the animal in a nearby wooded area and neutralized it to secure the surrounding location. The Navajo Nation Police Department's Criminal Investigations Department and Department of Fish and Wildlife opened an investigation into the attack. According to state wildlife records, the incident represents the second recorded fatal bear attack in New Mexico over the past century.
Why this is news
Officers from the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to reports of a fatal bear attack on a man in Crystal, New Mexico.
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