Several bear traps have been set at the scene. According to the DNR, the goal is to euthanize the bear and assess its condition.

Authorities ID woman critically injured in Wisconsin bear attack originally appeared on Bring Me The News. A woman critically injured in a black bear attack in western Wisconsin over the weekend has been identified as 69-year-old Karen Frye, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Efforts to capture a black bear are ongoing as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources investigates an attack on a 69-year-old woman near the town of Comstock in Barron County in the northwestern part of the state.