Officials search for bear in Incline Village

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) - Wildlife officials say they are looking for a bear that was apparently shot by an Incline Village man after it charged him at his house.

Officials say the man told game wardens he heard a commotion outside his home early Sunday. He says he opened his door and was charged by a black bear that was about 10 feet away.

Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesman Chris Healy says the man shut the door, grabbed a rifle and shot the bear, which ran off. A game warden found no blood but Healy says the man was sure he hit the bear, a male estimated at 350 pounds.

Healy says the bear is not believed to pose a threat and may have died or gone somewhere to hibernate.

The bear is not the same as the one believed to weigh up to 700 pounds that has broken into several Incline Village garages.