 A child in a New York City suburb was attacked by a bear while playing in his backyard, police said. First responders rushed to a small suburb in Westchester County on Tuesday after receiving reports of a bear attack. A 7-year-old boy was was playing with a sibling around 11.16am when they unexpectedly encountered an adolescent black bear. Police said the boy's parents leapt into action to rescue their kids, even though the bear was still lingering in the backyard. The attack took place in Bedford, New York, about 45 miles north of New York City (Picture: ABC7) 'That's extremely brave,' North Castle Police Chief Peter Simonsen told News 12 Westchester. 'That's what good parents do.' The boy was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt Kisco with non-life-threatening injuries. The bear continued to linger outside the suburban home, which concerned responding officers from the North Castle Police Department (NCPD). 'The bear continued to present a danger to first responders and area residents,' the NCPD said in a news release. Black bear sightings in Westchester County have increased over the last few years (Picture: ABC7) Police officers euthanized the bear after conferring with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Its body was transported to a Westchester County Department of Health facility to undergo tests for rabies. Bear attacks are incredibly rare in New York State, with only seven recorded in a period between 1985 and 2011. 'This is the first incident of its kind that I've ever been part of in our area,' Simonsen said. The most recent fatal bear attack occurred in 2002, when a black bear carried off a 5-month-old girl in the Catskills. The majority of bear attacks occur after human interactions, the Department of Environmental Conservation said. 'In most of the other instances, the injured persons provoked the){kind=link}
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A child in a New York City suburb was attacked by a bear while playing in his backyard, police said.
First responders rushed to a small suburb in Westchester County on Tuesday after receiving reports of a bear attack.
A 7-year-old boy was was playing with a sibling around 11.16am when they unexpectedly encountered an adolescent black bear.
Police said the boy’s parents leapt into action to rescue their kids, even though the bear was still lingering in the backyard.