EWEN (AP) -- The husband of a woman attacked by a captive, 400-pound black bear in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula says he doesn't blame his neighbors who own it.
Donald Beck of Ewen told the Daily Globe of Ironwood for a story Wednesday that he and his wife, Linda, have often taken care of the bear named Daisy that attacked her Monday. She was alone feeding the bear and one other in a large, fenced-in area in Ontonagon County's McMillan Township.
Beck says his wife didn't see Daisy, who was hidden in a cement den. Linda Beck suffered back, neck and arm injuries but is expected to be released from a Wisconsin hospital Wednesday.
Authorities haven't named the owners but say they are licensed.
Daisy escaped and was killed by a state trooper.
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