Bear cub killed by vehicle nearby Idlewild Campground on July Fourth weekend
Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily
A bear cub was hit and killed by a passing motor vehicle on July 5 nearby Idlewild Campground in Winter Park.
At 6:06 pm, Winter Park police responded to a report of a young bear that had been struck by a vehicle on US Highway 40 near the campground.
According the the police report, when officers arrived, the cub was was running around the campground and badly injured. An adult female bear was not immediately visible.
“We found the injured bear in a wooded area adjacent to the highway,” Winter Park police chief Glen Trainor stated in an email. “The bear was euthanized due to its injuries. Colorado Parks and Wildlife responded and retrieved the carcass.
The vehicle that struck the bear was no longer on scene when police arrived.
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