Colorado hits unprecedented 10 bear attacks after two in 48 hours

Two black bear attacks in southwestern Colorado on Sept. 11 and 13 brought Colorado's 2026 total to 10 human injuries, described by officials as unprecedented. A camper was bitten through her tent near South Fork; a 17-year-old was swiped in her Durango bedroom. Officials blame drought-driven food shortages as bears seek 20,000 calories daily before hibernation.