Wildlife officials have euthanized a black bear that attacked a woman running a marathon in a national preserve in northern New Mexico.
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish says conservation officers tracked the female bear down on Sunday and will be tested for rabies, as a required by state law. Results from the necropsy are not yet available.
The woman was racing Saturday afternoon when a female black bear confronted her in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Officers say the victim surprised the bear after her cub had run up a nearby tree.
Other joggers helped her until emergency crews arrived.
Wildlife officials are still searching for the bear's three cubs, which will be turned over to the New Mexico Wildlife Center in Espanola once found.
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