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Dec. 10, 2013 / 1:56 PM

Mama bear bushwhacks Pennsylvania deer hunter

LOCK HAVEN, Pa., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania wildlife officials say it was a black bear that put an 18-year-old deer hunter in the hospital late Monday.

Camille Bomboy, 18, was attacked on her family's farm in Clinton County while stalking deer with a group of hunters and required surgery at a nearby hospital.

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Bomboy suffered a gash on her head and several serious bites on her arms and shoulders, Pennlive.com said Tuesday.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission said it appeared Bomboy stumbled upon a mother bear and her cubs. The adult bear charged and knocked the young woman to the ground. Her stepfather managed to drive the angry animal away.

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