{"id":478299,"date":"2026-09-28T14:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/478299\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:34:45","slug":"california-bear-attack-seriously-injures-couple-kills-dog-that-stepped-in-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/478299\/","title":{"rendered":"California bear attack seriously injures couple, kills dog that stepped in to help"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Northern California couple is recovering from serious injuries after what they say was a bear attack outside their Trinity County home that also killed their French bulldog.<\/p>\n

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed it is investigating the Sept. 19 incident but declined to discuss specifics while the investigation remains active.<\/p>\n

According to a GoFundMe for the couple, Jeff was attacked outside the home before their dog, Cassie, got between him and the bear. Mallory was then injured when she ran outside to help.<\/p>\n

Both people suffered serious injuries. Cassie was also badly hurt and died two days later.<\/p>\n

\"trinity-co-bear-attack-go-fund-me.jpg<\/p>\n

Photo of the couple and their dog, Cassie.<\/p>\n

GoFundMe<\/p>\n

“Cassie was a deeply loved member of their family,” the fundraiser reads, adding that she “courageously put herself between him and a bear.”<\/p>\n

CDFW spokesperson Peter Tira said the agency is still investigating the circumstances surrounding the encounter.<\/p>\n

Bear attacks on people are rare in California<\/a>. Black bears are the only bear species currently living in the state, with CDFW estimating a population of about 60,000.<\/p>\n

Trinity County is a mountainous part of far Northern California west of Redding. It’s about 200 miles by road from Sacramento and 260 miles from San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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