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COCHRANE, Ont. — A 30-year-old man is in hospital in stable condition after a bear attack in northern Ontario.

Two women who were camping witnessed the attack just before noon Saturday about 10 kilometres south of Cochrane and called police.

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They are credited with scaring off the bear before driving the victim to a hospital.

A ground and air search was started by provincial police and conservation officers.

The aggressive bear was located and for public safety concerns was put down.