Boy and Father Attacked By Bear

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Officials at the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park say a black bear mauled an 8-year-old Florida boy and
the boy's father was injured while defending him.
Park rangers later killed a bear matching the description of the
one in the attack.
Park spokesman Bob Miller says the incident began around 7:30
p.m. Monday when the bear approached Evan Pala of Boca Raton,
Florida, while he was playing in a creek. Miller says the bear
attacked the boy, was driven off and came back a second time.
Miller says the father was able to drive the bear off with rocks
and sticks.
The boy suffered some puncture wounds that were serious but not
believed to be life-threatending. The father, John Pala, suffered
several cuts during the attack.