NYPD detective gets clawed at as he fought off black bear which attacked him after it wandered into his garage
The Cornwall, New York resident says he didn't have time to turn on the light in his garage before a black bear attacked him Sunday night.
On Sunday evening, an off-duty NYPD detective was attacked by a black bear in Cornwall, New York, ABC News reports. According to a police statement, the Cornwall police department received a call at approximately 9.30 pm about a bear encounter off Mineral Springs Road. William Orange, the victim of the terrifying attack, was working in his garage at night when the bear confronted him.
“When he went back to his residence and entered the attached garage, he encountered a small black bear that had entered the garage through a door that had been left open,” the police said in a statement. “He then heard a growl and was struck in the chest by the bear.”