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WILD NEW JERSEY: Star-Ledger: Bear 'attack' update: N.J. officials say kids' injuries were not caused by animal

Star-Ledger: Bear 'attack' update: N.J. officials say kids' injuries were not caused by animal

Photo Credit: Robert Sciarrino
Campsites in Stokes State Park in Sussex County were empty by late Wednesday afternoon as word spread that two boys were injured that morning in a bear attack while camping along the Appalachian Trail. Officials today, however, said the boys' injuries were not caused by a bear.

Remember Wednesday's story about the bear that went on such a rampage in Stokes State Forest that it swiped and scarred two youngsters while they were sleeping in their tents?

Well, the story's changed a little.

Turns out, wildlife authorities revealed on Thursday, that upon further review, the two boys were not injured by the animal at all. The marks on their foot and shoulder were scars from an old scrape and a blister. Startled camp counselors made the wrong assumption during all the ruckus.