A woman in the United States was attacked by a wild bear, a punch will be fought away

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says an adult female black bear in the village of Leavenworth attacked a woman from behind at about 7 a.m. that day.

At the time, the bear charged at the woman from behind knocking her to the ground, but fortunately, the woman was not fatally injured.

Wildlife biologist Ritchie Beausoleil said the woman's fighting instincts saved her. Rich told the media, "The bear's sudden appearance scared the woman, and she didn't have a chance to make a scare block, clap, yell and wave her arms to scare the bear off, she had to throw a punch to protect herself."

Ritchie said, "The bear had run the woman into the ground, so she instinctively extended her fist and punched the bear hard in the nose."

Wildlife officials later found the bear near the site of the attack and killed it.

Mike Jewell, head of the Department of Fish and Wildlife, said in a statement that officers had no choice but to kill the aggressive animal. Mike said, "Public safety is our top priority."

The last reported fatal injury to a wild bear in Washington State was in 1974.