Well, those folks up in Aspen must be feeding the bears some awfully good food. I think this is number 3 this summer in Aspen. This one is a little different and news is still breaking, but the rumors floating around (I've heard it from 4 different people today; same story) is that the woman was lounging on her porch when a bear scratched her. What the news article isn't saying, but what I'm hearing, is she was actually asleep in her hammock when the bear scratched her leg and woke her up. I think he was trying to ask her if he could try her hammock.
Still, the bear was euthanized due to "aggressive behavior". Makes me very sad since it was probably a case of the bear being accustomed to easy food sources around town.
This is from the The Aspen Times:
Bear put down after it scratches Aspen woman
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