Person suffers minor injury after encounter with black bear in Rocky Hill

October 17, 2025

A Rocky Hill resident resting on their front porch suffered a minor abrasion after an encounter with black bear on Friday afternoon.

The Rocky Hill Police Department Dispatch received a report of a black bear having contact with a resident in the 800 block of New Britain Avenue around 3:50 p.m. on Friday, according to police.

As officers arrived at the scene, they learned that the black bear had left the area and retreated into the woods heading toward Newington, police said.

The person told officers that they were resting on their front porch when a black bear approached and made contact with them. Officers observed a minor, superficial abrasion on the person’s left knee, according to police.

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The person told officers they did not see the bear approaching and were unsure if the contact resulted from a bite or a scratch and noted that the bear immediately retreated when confronted, police said.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was contacted and responded to the area, according to police. The black bear was described as large in size and appeared to have existing DEEP-issued ear tags.

DEEP recently reported that conflicts with bears are an increasing trend in Connecticut. Bears have been observed in all of the state’s 169 cities and towns so far this year, according to DEEP

The investigation into the incident remains ongoing, police said. No further details were immediately available.

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