BURLINGTON — State wildlife staff on Wednesday killed the bear that was seen on video acting aggressively toward a female hiker on a Sessions Woods trail last Friday. A second bear that charged employees Tuesday evening was also killed, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials said.

The bear seen in the video was shot about 1:45 p.m. in the same area where it approached 38-year-old Stephanie Rivkin last week, DEEP officials said.

The bear was again accompanied by a second larger bear, which officials said is unusual. DEEP identified the problem bear from red ear tags that had been attached when DEEP had previous contact with it.

“This was certainly an unusual incident, as bears do not often approach people,” DEEP spokesman Dennis Schain said last week.

The bear, wearing tag No. 065, has had run-ins with DEEP in the past, officials said. Earlier this summer, it was tranquilized and moved from a perimeter fence at Bradley International Airport, according to DEEP. The bear also reportedly followed a woman in Windsor and might have been the same animal that entered a home in Granby.

In the encounter Friday, the bear's mouth apparently touched the hiker's leg, but state officials said she was not injured.

DEEP officials said a second bear was killed Tuesday night after it charged two wildlife division employees conducting the search. The female bear was similar in size to the one seen in the video. Necropsies will be done on the two bears to determine if there are issues that could account for the aggressive behavior.

People had protested DEEP's plan to kill the bear after its encounter with Rivkin. Rivkin told The Courant she received angry messages on social media and threats, but did not want the bear killed.

“They've called me every name in the book,” Rivkin said Monday, “even that they want to see me euthanized.”

In a statement Monday, Schain said: “This is not a decision made lightly.” Bears found in urban and suburban areas are often tranquilized and relocated, he added.

After viewing the videos, DEEP's wildlife experts had “serious concerns,” Schain said.

Citing “unusually high bear activity in the area,” the 700-acre Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area will remain closed until further notice. DEEP officials said.

Some estimates put Connecticut's bear population at more than 700. Researchers with the state and UConn are conducting studies to determine an accurate bear population.

Courant staff writer Gregory B. Hladky contributed to this story.