Joe Lewandowski, spokesperson with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said the incident happened about 2 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know what the extent of their injuries are, and we\u2019re looking for the bear,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lewandowski said a wildlife officer spent all night and much of Saturday looking for the animal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s tough to find a bear,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also said that bears are not naturally aggressive, but this happened late at night in an area of town where people camp illegally.<\/p>\n
\u201cBears live by their noses, so they might have gotten a whiff of food or something,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
People don\u2019t need to worry that there is a dangerous bear out there just waiting to attack people, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese kind of incidents with bears are very infrequent,\u201d Lewandowski said. \u201cVery rare.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said if the bear is located, it will be put down.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, it has shown some behavior that is not acceptable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He recommended people take steps to deter bears from interest.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake sure to put their garbage out only on the morning of pickup, and if they\u2019ve got bear-proof trash cans, please use them, and don\u2019t feed your pets outside. It\u2019s kind of the typical bear-aware type things. Bears like natural food, but if there is another food available, they\u2019ll try to find it.\u201d<\/p>\n