Bear attacks woman, 90, after wandering into shop during rampage in New Jersey

An elderly woman has been taken to hospital after a wandering bear attacked her while she was shopping.

The animal entered the Dollar General store in Vernon, New Jersey last Tuesday, and was chased out by police who shot it with rubber pellets.

Two hours later it returned, attacking the dog of a neighbouring restaurant owner before re-entering the convenience store.

It proceeded to stalk the aisles, occasionally lunging at shoppers and pets.

Footage filmed by a local man as he tried to lure the 175lb (80kg) female out of the store shows her pacing sluggishly as though she may be sick.

The man is heard saying to the bear: ‘What’s up, buddy? You are one big, nasty motherf***er.

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