GULF BREEZE BEAR ENCOUNTER 1-30-17

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said a Gulf Breeze man and his dog were injured by a black bear yesterday. The man told Wildlife officers he let his dog out into the front yard where it encountered a bear. The dog was injured, and when the man approached, the bear swatted him. The man was treated and released from Gulf Breeze Hospital. The injuries to the dog also were not life threatening.