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GIG HARBOR, WA - A woman survived what's being described as a vicious black bear attack which happened on Sunday morning and now, her entire neighborhood is on edge, afraid the bear could attack again.

Officials say the drama began as the woman was walking her dog in front of a gate to an undeveloped subdivision.

The bear appeared on the side of the road and the woman's dog ran after it. The woman then somehow got in between the bear and her dog and that's when the bear attacked her.

The woman was later found by another person walking near the area and was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma. Officials report the victim is going to be okay, as is her dog.

The bear got away and officers say they need to find it since it attacked a human.

"Once the bear is captured, unfortunately because it did involve an attack on a human being, the bear will be euthanized," explained Captain Dan Brinson with Washington State Fish and Wildlife.

Wildlife officers need to know if the bear suffers from disease and if that is why it attacked the woman.