Posted on 08/09/2018 8:40:09 AM PDT by w1n1
A crazed grizzly tore off part of a park ranger's scalp, half of an ear and several puncture wounds.
Miraculously, he survives and managed to drive himself to the hospital.
Suddenly I was just run over, Jordan Carbery said. It felt like two football players tackling me. The next thing I realize is that the bear had my head in its mouth and was picking me up.
Park Ranger Carberry had gone outside of his home in Bella Coola, British Columbia, to investigate a noise. He spotted a couple of bear cubs in one of his cherry trees.
Then he saw the mother bear.
"I looked over to see a sow grizzly bear looking right at me and heading straight for me," he said.
Carbery recalled attempting to escape the situation, but wasnt fast enough.
"I instantly turned and tried to get back to the house," he said. "I was only 40 feet out of the house. All of a sudden I just got tackled from behind and sent flying."
Carbery fought hard to get the beast off of him.
"I kicked her in the face three times at least, and then I tried to hit her in the face in the snout," he said. "She was like a prize boxer. She was so fast." Read the rest of this grizzly bear attacks park ranger here.
Makes sense.
Why would you go OUT to “check a noise”, in Griz country, UNARMED?????
Appreciate the clarity ;D.
Nice touch on delivery.
Good to see Monty Python is still performing.
Just being a wise-arse.
You’re a good sport.
Love it!! Totally deserved it ;D. Thanks.
I’ve read where one is supposed to play dead with Grizzlies - the idea being they are just trying to eliminate the threat. Black bears are less apt to attack, but if they do it is to kill you - so those you fight back.
Although I imagine one’s instinct is to fight regardless of the color.
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