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Young bear injures two people on porch near Salmon, Idaho; three bears euthanized

A young bear injured two people on their porch in the Sunset Heights subdivision near Salmon, Idaho, on Friday. Wildlife officials later tracked and euthanized the bear, its sibling and a bear believed to be their mother.

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The story, neutrally told

Right · 2A young bear injured two people outside their home in a small Idaho town on Friday, authorities said. Right · 2The attack happened around 3:30 in the morning in the Sunset Heights subdivision near Salmon, which has a population of just over 3,000, and the two were attacked on their porch, according to KTVB-TV. Right · 2One of the victims was taken by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, according to Idaho Fish and Game. The coverage gives no details of either person's injuries or condition.

Right · 1Idaho Fish and Game said the Lemhi County Sheriff's Office notified it, and it mobilized its Wildlife Human Attack Response Team to secure the scene. Right · 2Authorities later found the bear, its sibling and a bear believed to be their mother, using a professional houndsman to track them, and euthanized all three. Right · 2The sheriff's office said that to keep bears out of homes, people must remove outdoor food smells, secure entry points and use deterrents. The department advised securing food and trash, cleaning outdoor grills, removing bird feeders and outdoor pet food, managing fruit trees, keeping windows and doors shut and using deterrent mats.

Right · 2Both outlets note that in July a jogger with his dog was attacked by a bear in a state park in Fremont County, south-east of Lemhi County. The jogger walked out on his own and the dog was not hurt.

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Framing
Both outlets run the same Fox News report as a short factual incident story, with the bear's fate and household bear-safety advice from the sheriff's office and Idaho Fish and Game. The New York Post copy is bylined Fox News.
Emphasis
The airlift of one victim, the response team and the tracking of three bears. The Fox News version also links to other bear-attack stories.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither gives the victims' names, injuries or condition, or says how the bears were linked to the attack. The New York Post headline mentions only 'a bear' euthanized, not three.
Charged language
“VICIOUS BEAR MAULS COUPLE UNTIL THEIR FRENCH BULLDOG INTERVENES WITH TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES”
For example
“Authorities later found the bear, its sibling, and who was believed to be their mother, using a professional houndsman to track them and euthanized all three of them.” — Fox News
“Bear is euthanized after injuring 2 Idaho residents” — New York Post