(11/P95) TRENTON: Two young campers suffered minor injuries early this morning after being attacked by a yearling black bear that entered their campsite in Stokes State Forest in northern Sussex County.
The injured campers, an 11-year-old Brooklyn boy and a 12-year-old Jersey City boy, were part of a larger camping group that were lodged in several tents in the Gren Anderson section of Stokes State Forest when the young bear entered their campground sometime after 5 a.m.
One child was scratched on the shoulder and the other child has a puncture wound on his foot. As a precaution, both children have been taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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