Elderly Man Airlifted After Bear Attack in Franklin County

Bear attacks man in Franklin County | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas Game & Fish received a report on Wednesday afternoon that a black bear had attacked a man in the Mulberry Mountain area of Franklin County.

Elderly man airlifted after bear attack in Franklin County

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — An elderly man was airlifted to a Fayetteville hospital after being attacked by a bear in the Mulberry Mountain area of Franklin County on Sept. 3. The man, who is in his 70s, was working on a gravel road with his tractor when the attack occurred, Keith Stephens with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) said. The attack is believed to have occurred near Mulberry Mountain Lodge Park. AGFC confirmed with…

Man airlifted to hospital after bear attack in Franklin County

Reid confirmed around 3:50 p.m. AGFC was en route to collect the bear with plans to do a necropsy because this kind of attack is "unusual and exceedingly rare."