Officials in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed several trails and backcountry campsites after a bear encounter that left a teenager hurt.
A 16-year-old boy from Ohio was hurt Saturday night when a bear pulled him from his hammock, park officials said. It happened about 10:30 p.m. at backcountry campsite 84 in the Hazel Creek section of the park. The site is about 4.5 miles from the Fontana Lake shoreline near Hazel Creek on the North Carolina side of the park.
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