Posted on 05/16/2015 1:05:46 PM PDT by marktwain
Picture from From facebook.com/wardho Ward and Jami
A young Canadian was killed in what appears to be a predatory black bear attack in British Columbia, near Mckenzie, Canada. From vancouverson.com:
O'Connor slept outdoors Saturday night while his fiancée slept in their motorhome. After O'Connor's fiancée woke up Sunday she exited the motorhome, realized something was wrong and went to get help, said McLintock, in a news release.
When RCMP and conservation officers arrived, they shot and killed one lone wolf and one male black bear that was about 300 pounds in weight.
Gabrielle Louisa Parker On my, what a scary and exciting experience. you guys have any weapons for protection?
Danny O'Connor rushed to the campground and started searching through the bush for his son.
"I wanted to get out there and see if I could save him," he said.
"When I got there the bear was there," standing over his son's body, he said. "I couldn't go closer."It takes a brave man to rush to the scene of a bear attack, unarmed. With Canadian gun laws, it is likely that he was unable to borrow a gun from a neighbor. We can never know if a firearm could have been used to save Ward. The attack may have been so sudden as to prevent any resistance. Ms. Wallace has not mentioned that she heard any commotion in the night.
"SENECA LAKE, Ariz. A man out camping with his brother woke up with one heck of a headache, only to discover that a bear was biting him in the head.
Thanks to his quick reactions and to the handgun he was carrying Rodney Black, 51, will be OK
Black and his brother were sleeping at their campsite at Seneca Lake, Ariz., when Black said he felt an intense pain in his head. He said the next thing he knew, he was on the ground, blood was gushing everywhere and he couldn't see a thing.
His said his brother screamed out "Bear! and he managed to get out his handgun and shoot the animal dead.
"I don't know where I hit him," Black told the Arizona Republic. "He went down on the first shot and I emptied my revolver into him. I knew that I needed to make that first shot, or I was in more trouble.
All joking aside, the idea that “outrunning a coworker” is a viable option has a fundamental flaw.
Running triggers the “chase prey” response. It is likely that a bear will go after a running victim, rather than one who is standing their ground.
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