By ROBERT JABLON ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Kevin Brennan, a wildlife biologist for the California Department of Fish and Game, talks about the condition of a woman mauled by a bear, and the department's efforts to identify and capture the animal, at a news conference in Ontario, Calif., Wednesday, July 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) LOS ANGELES -- A woman mauled by a bear in a rural area of Southern California was recovering Wednesday as game wardens sought to trap and kill the animal. Allena Hansen, 56, was resting comfortably after undergoing extensive surgery to repair injuries suffered in Tuesday's attack, said Roxanne Moster, a spokeswoman for the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Despite suffering severe lacerations to her face and head, the woman managed not only to escape but to drive herself to a nearby fire station,...
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