An 8-year-old boy and his father were treated and released from a hospital after battling a black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials said Tuesday.
Evan Pala and his father John Pala of Boca Raton, Florida, were able to leave Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center on Monday evening within hours of the incident in the park, hospital spokeswoman Amanda Bradson said.
Park rangers later killed a young 55-pound (25-kilogram) male bear matching the description of the one in the attack.
Park spokesman Bob Miller said the bear approached the boy around 7:30 p.m. Monday while Evan was playing in a creek about 300 meters up Rainbow Falls …
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