EASTPOINT — A teen injured in a bear attack this week was released from the hospital on Christmas Eve.
Meanwhile, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission continues to search for the bear responsible for the attack.
Two adult bears were trapped Tuesday and euthanized in the area where a 15-year-old girl was mauled over the weekend.
Two cubs also were trapped, but are being released in the Osceola area, according to Stan Kirkland, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Kirkland said the FWC will continue “removing” and euthanizing adult bears from the Eastpoint area in Franklin County until a lab in British Columbia can match DNA collected from the scene of the attack to one of the euthanized bears.
All cubs will be relocated, he said.
DNA evidence normally takes about seven days to process, but the Christmas holiday might cause delays.
No additional bears were trapped Wednesday.
The victim, 15-year-old Leah Reeder, was walking her dog Sunday evening when an adult bear attacked and seriously injured her. She was released from Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System on Wednesday.