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A 72-year-old man, identified as Vernon Patton, was critically injured in a black bear attack in the Mulberry Mountain area on Wednesday, Sept. 3, according to officials

He reportedly suffered "severe cuts and puncture wounds to his head and arms" and was airlifted to a nearby hospital for surgery

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said the attack was "highly unusual" as there hadn't been a bear attack documented in Arkansas in the last 25 years

A 72-year-old man is recovering after being critically injured in a bear attack in Arkansas earlier this week.

The man — identified as 72-year-old Vernon Patton — was attacked in the Mulberry Mountain area on Wednesday, Sept. 3, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) told news outlets News Nation , USA Today and ABC aff

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