Bear attacks Couple in Oliver Township

A bear attacked a couple inside their central Pennsylvania home, sending both people to a hospital. According to Pennsylvania Game Commission spokesman Jerry Feaser  the couple’s dog was chased inside the house by the bear, who followed shortly after. The attack happened Monday morning in Oliver Township.

Feaser says the man inside the home was scratched and bitten and a woman was attacked as she tried to chase the animal away. Emergency dispatchers say both were taken to Harrisburg Hospital with unspecified injuries. State police in Newport directed inquiries to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Oliver Township is near Newport in largely rural Perry County, about 20 miles northwest of Harrisburg. Last June another woman was also attacked by a bear in the same area. After spotting the animal she ran away and played dead. The bear then attacked her leg