NORTH CASTLE – A bear attacked a seven-year-old boy on the family’s property in North Castle late Tuesday morning.
Several emergency medical services responded to the scene at 75 Hickory Kingdom Road to treat the child whose condition, police said, did not indicate the injuries were life threatening.
The bear continued to present a danger to first responders in the rear yard where the attack had occurred.
State Environmental Conservation officers were called in, euthanized the animal and transported it to the Westchester County Department of Health for testing.
Assisting at the scene with North Castle Police were the Banksville and Armonk Fire Departments, Westchester EMS paramedics, and animal control.
