Woman who survived bear attack has no hard feelings

A New Hampshire woman lost an eye when she was horrifically mauled by black bear that entered her home. 

Despite the life-threatening attack, 71-year-old Apryl Rogers, of Groton, says she’s harbors no hate for the bear following the incident.

She was startled awake on July 17 when she heard noises coming from her kitchen and later discovered that a giant black bear was the culprit. 

Healing: New Hampshire woman Apryl Rogers, 71, was mauled by a bear that entered her home

She was startled on July 17 to find the bear had entered the home through a door that wasn't fully closed and rummaged through her kitchen before attacking her 

She was startled on July 17 to find the bear had entered the home through a door that wasn’t fully closed and rummaged through her kitchen before attacking her 

Imitating the claws that mauled her face, she points out where the bear slashed her left eye, cheek and scalp and also fractured her neck 

Imitating the claws that mauled her face, she points out where the bear slashed her left eye, cheek and scalp and also fractured her neck 

That’s when she sat on a chair and tried to remain calm. The bear came to sit next to her then launched his brutal attack, slashing her face. 

She suffered a sliced cheek and scalp, a fractured neck, and lost her left eye in the incident.

The bear got into the home through a door that was not fully closed. 

Rogers, who was using a wheelchair before the attack, says it was a horrifying experience to see the giant claws grab her face. 

‘It was a horrible experience. I never want to go through it again,’ she said to WMUR. 

Where it was found: The bear pilfered the kitchen in its hunt for food before it mauled Rogers 

Where it was found: The bear pilfered the kitchen in its hunt for food before it mauled Rogers 

Despite the attack Rogers said she's not angry with the beast saying: 'I'm not going to let anything get me down', her Groton home pictured above 

Despite the attack Rogers said she’s not angry with the beast saying: ‘I’m not going to let anything get me down’, her Groton home pictured above 

She was in a wheelchair during the time of the attack, making it difficult for her to escape the bear. She has a couple more weeks or rehabilitation left

She was in a wheelchair during the time of the attack, making it difficult for her to escape the bear. She has a couple more weeks or rehabilitation left

‘I said know what? You better go sit down and just keep calm…and he joined me. He sat right next to me,’ she said on the attack.  

Despite her panic she scrambled for a way to call the cops.  

‘I said to myself you better do it or you’re going to die right here,’ she said. 

But she says she has no hard feelings towards the bear.

‘I’m not going to let anything get me down. It’s not worth it. I’d rather laugh than cry and I do. I’m happy,’ she said.  

She has a couple more weeks of rehabilitation before she can return to her home.    



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