MOMMA BEAR TAKES SWIPE AT DOG WALKER

A mother bear foraging with her cub charged and scratched a man walking his two dogs along High Street in Boulder, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.

Fleeing the bear, the man "tripped over the dogs’ leashes, and the sow then scratched the man across his back," officials said, describing the injuries as superficial. 

Rangers "found an overturned trash can and evidence of bear activity" but "they were unable to locate the sow and cub," officials said.

The incident occurred late Saturday. Bears sightings are common in Boulder.