Bear attacks woman near Bakersfield
July 23, 2008 | 10:27
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A bear attacked and seriously injured a woman hiking in the Walker basin area east of Bakersfield today, the Times' Andrew Blankstein reports:
The woman suffered facial lacerations and was being airlifted to a medical center. Her condition was not immediately available, said Kern County Sheriff's Department deputy Michael Whors.
State Fish and Game wardens and county animal control officers were dispatched to the area, known as a hiking spot, to find the bear.
The area was hit by a major wildfire earlier this month, burning 30,000 acres.
