Teenage Boy Recovering From Injuries After Being Mauled by Black Bear Inside Family Cabin
Published on May 28, 2024
A 15-year-old boy is recovering from his injuries after being attacked twice by a black bear inside an Arizona cabin. Brigham Hawkins was hospitalized with injuries to his face and arm, but is expected to make a full recovery after a bear entered the cabin he was in and “proceeded to swipe at him from behind,” the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) said in a May 24 press release. His mother, Carol Hawkins, shared a picture of Brigham on Facebook showing his face lacerations and the gash on his right arm. Ms. Hawkins wrote that the family was at her parents’ cabin in Alpine, Arizona, on the evening of May 23 when a bear walked in and attacked Brigham from behind while he was watching TV alone....