City councilman in Washington state recovering from bear attack; old, thin bear was put down
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bellevue City Councilman John Chelminiak (CHEL'-min-ak) has a good excuse for missing Monday's meeting.
He's in Harborview Medical Center in Seattle recovering from a bear mauling Friday night at a cabin near Lake Wenatchee.
His wife, Lynn Semler, told KOMO-TV she was in the cabin when she heard yelling. When she opened the garage door she saw the bear, which she first thought was a black dog. She comforted her husband while his daughter called 911.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}State wildlife agents killed the bear, which was old and thin.
Chelminiak had surgery over the weekend for wounds to the upper part of his body.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/