Severed foot was bear's paw, not child's - Update

Authorities in Alabama say a severed foot brought home by a family dog belongs to a bear — and not a child as they first thought.

Police in Russellville spent two days searching surrounding wooded areas for a small child after a family dog brought the foot to its home late on Saturday.

Chief Chris Hargett says the structure of the bear's foot was close enough to a human's to fool an orthopedic surgeon who examined it.

But forensic tests later found its origin.