SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WTVD) -- For the second time in a week, a bear has attacked a person in North Carolina.
Wildlife officials in Mitchell County said a mother bear bit Kent Adam inside his garage at his home located in a gated community in Spruce Pine.
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Adams and his dog suffered multiple bites and scratches. They both had to undergo surgery, according to ABC affiliate WLOS.
The attack on Adams comes days after a bear attacked a hunter in Haywood County. The hunter fell down a nearly 100-foot cliff, but he survived with injuries to his legs in addition to bite and claw marks.