Florida man attacked by bear cub and bitten on stomach while defending dog says he couldn't 'watch her die'

A Florida man was bitten in the stomach last month by a black bear cub while trying to break up a fight between the wild animal and his family's beloved dog. 

Blake Sprout said his dog was chasing the bear cub, which was close to its mother and two other cubs, after letting the dog out of his Volusia County home around midnight Dec. 20, FOX 35 Orlando reported.

"He growled and charged and just latched onto my stomach," Sprout told the news outlet of the bear. 

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