Woman mauled by bears

Human remains were found in two of the three black bears euthanized after they were suspected of killing a Colorado woman, state wildlife officials said.

The 39yearold woman was found dead north of Durango on Friday, her body mauled, and authorities suspected a rare bear attack because of the bear scat and hair found at the scene. A dog team found a 10yearold female black bear and two cubs nearby and they were killed because they were suspected of attacking her and it was believed they would likely attack someone else.

The human remains were found inside the stomachs of the sow and one of the cubs during a necropsy, state Parks and Wildlife said.

The woman, whose name has not been released, was believed to have gone walking with her dogs earlier Friday, according to her boyfriend. He returned home at about 8:30 p.m. and the dogs were outside, but the woman was missing. He found her body an hour later.