Rare black bear attack on Mt. Si injures hiker, shuts down mountain

State wildlife officials are at the scene searching for the animal.

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What happenedState wildlife officials are at the scene searching for the animal.

What changedThe left frames it as "Bear attack injures 2 on Mount Si trails; officers search for bear". The center frames it as "Rare black bear attack on Mt. Si injures hiker, shuts down mountain".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Bear attack injures 2 on Mount Si trails; officers search for bear". The center frames it as "Rare black bear attack on Mt. Si injures hiker, shuts down mountain".

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Jun 16, 10:21 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Jun 16, 11:40 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 61/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)1m ago

Rare black bear attack on Mt. Si injures hiker, shuts down mountain

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State wildlife officials are at the scene searching for the animal.

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The Seattle Times19m ago

Bear attack injures 2 on Mount Si trails; officers search for bear

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Two people were injured in an encounter with a bear Tuesday on the Mount Si trails near North Bend.

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