Apopka man fights off bear attack as Florida readies first hunt in decade

The Brief

  • An Apopka man was attacked by a black bear outside his home last week.
  • He fought back, but it left him with injuries to his arm.
  • The incident comes as Florida reinstates a bear hunt after a decade.

APOPKA, Fla. A Central Florida man says he fought off a black bear outside his mother-in-law’s home in Apopka after the animal charged and bit him last week.

What we know:

A Central Florida man, Alexander Rojas, says he was attacked by a black bear outside his mother-in-law’s Apopka home last week.

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