Bear escapes from its cage and attacks woman

The victim was flown to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown.
ORWELL, Ohio (AP) -- A 500-pound bear escaped from a commercial gaming business Monday, entered a neighboring home and attacked a woman, a state wildlife officer said.
Mark Gutman, owner of Grand River Fur Exchange in nearby Hartsgrove Township, 50 miles east of Cleveland, was attempting to enter the bear's cage to clean it about 2 p.m. when the animal escaped, said Reno Reda of the state Department of Natural Resources wildlife division.
The bear walked into a neighbor's garage, which had been opened to let out a dog, Reda said. A 15-year-old girl backed into a doorway to the house after seeing the bear and tried to close the door, but the bear pushed it open.
Mother attacked
The bear attacked the girl's mother, Rachel Supplee, 36, in a nearby room, Reda said.
Supplee received injuries to several parts of her body and was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, where she was stable and in satisfactory condition Monday night, Reda said.
Reda said the bear's owner lured it out of the home and shot and killed it.
The bear was about nine years old and raised in captivity, making it unafraid of people, as a wild bear might have been, Reda said.
About 20 minutes elapsed between the time the bear escaped and was shot. Gutman called authorities, as required, immediately upon the bear's escape, Reda said.
Gutman was licensed for commercial game propagation, which allows him to breed animals and sell the offspring, Reda said.
No charges had been filed and the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Office is reviewing the matter, Reda said. A message seeking comment was left with the sheriff's office Monday night.