VERNON TOWNSHP, N.J.
(AP) — Environmental officials say a dog that was initially reported to
have been killed by a black bear outside a northern New Jersey home may
have died from other unknown causes.
Authorities are still probing the reported attack, which occurred around 10 a.m. Tuesday in Vernon Township.
A
witness told police that the dog, a Husky, had been chasing after the
bear before the bruin attacked it. The bear had fled the scene by the
time officers arrived.
Larry Hajna (HAY'-nah), a spokesman for the
state Department of Environmental Protection, told The Star-Ledger
(http://bit.ly/MGgbcX) that there were no visible signs of external
injuries on the dog. So officials are still trying to determine what
caused its death.
