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Two children injured in bear attack

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is investigating a bear attack that resulted in non-life threatening injuries to two children Monday in Wright Township, Luzerne County.

The children, ages 5 and 14 months, were treated for bites and/or scratches and released from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

There are few details about the incident or what might have provoked the attack, which occurred while the children were playing in the driveway of their home.

The Game Commission has set two bear traps in the area, and if a bear is caught, there is the potential through DNA testing to positively identify whether it is the same bear involved with the attack.

If the bear involved in the attack is caught, it will be euthanized as a precaution.