bear wound

A bear reportedly gashed Robert W. Shea’s head as he slept in his tent Tuesday at the  Green Meadow Camping Area. He went to the hospital and required stitches. (COURTESY PHOTO)

BARTLETT — A camper says he was attacked by a black bear early Tuesday, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game and the Bartlett Police. 

Fish and Game Conservation officer Alex Lopashanski said the incident took place shortly before 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday morning at Green Meadow Camping Area, which is on Route 16 in Glen just south of the Story Land amusement park.

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