An accident between a car and a black bear seriously damaged the car and resulted in the bear having to be euthanized, according to a report by the the Martin County Sheriff Department.
Martin County deputies say the incident happened around 5 A.M. Monday on state Route 40 in the Blacklog area.
Later that morning, the sheriff department were notified that the bear was alive and under a building near the accident site where it had growled at a woman.
The bear, which was estimated to weigh more than 350 pounds, was critically injured and had to be euthanized by Kentucky Department Fish and Wildlife biologists.
According to the sheriff’s office, bear sightings are becoming more common in that particular area of Martin County.