Woman fends off brar attack with zucchini

    Missoula County Sheriff's Lt Rich Maricelli says a 200-pound black bear attacked a women 's 12 - year-old collie just after midnight on September 22 on the back porch of her home about 15 miles west of Missoula.When the women , who police did not name , screamed to draw the bear's attention, it charged her,swiping at her leg.She jumped back into the kitchen and after grabbing the nearest thing, a 12- inch zucchini, hurled it at the bera.The zuchhini hit the bear's head causing it to flee.