Vernon Patton, a 72-year-old Arkansas man, has died after being severely injured in an attack by a juvenile black bear earlier this month, state officials and family have confirmed.

A 72-year-old man critically injured in a rare bear attack remained hospitalized on Friday, Sept. 5, after being mauled.

Vernon Patton of Ozark was fatally injured in the bear attack while he was on a tractor in rural Franklin County.

An Arkansas senior citizen is unlikely to survive after sustaining serious injuries in the state's first bear attack in decades.

A 72-year-old Arkansas grandfather attacked by a black bear in front of his son has injuries considered unsurvivable, the ...

Vernon Patton, 72, underwent surgery after suffering extensive injuries from a bear attack in Arkansas, the first documented ...

Patton was working on a gravel road with his tractor near Mulberry Mountain Lodge Park when the black bear attacked, ...

Vernon Patton was hospitalized with extensive injuries but was in stable condition, according to an Arkansas Game and ...

Vernon Patton, the 72-year-old man from Franklin County who was attacked by a bear on Sept. 3, died Sunday, according to the ...

Tales of a bear attack in Maryland may have been grossly exaggerated, according to officials. Officials from the Baltimore County Fire Department set the record straight on Monday afternoon after ...

Alaska authorities are searching for a brown bear that attacked a mother of three near her driveway, dragging her 100 yards ...

As a bear charged full speed across a clearing at him, Kelly Krpata knew he had only a few seconds to think. His mind went to ...