Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) officers earlier this week said they believed the woman had been attacked by the animal, based on testimony from other hikers who’d located her lying in the path of a trail near Jeremy Ranch in Summit County.
They confirmed that theory as they spoke with the woman Wednesday after she contacted them to share her account of the occurrence, said DWR spokesman Mark Hadley.
The woman, who asked officers not to share her identity with the public, said she and her dog were hiking the trail, and when they came around the third switchback, her dog started barking and growling.