Posted on 01/30/2008 9:39:59 PM PST by george76
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD boy and a dog with three legs fought off a 20-stone bear that attacked the boy's mother on a Romanian hillside and clamped its jaws round her neck.
When the bear appeared, Petre Prundaru ran off and hid behind a tree, but his mother, Anisoara, 40, slipped and fell. When the boy saw the bear grab her by the neck, he picked up a stick and charged it.
His pet dog, Cotonogu, also went for the bear and the animal ran off.
Petre then managed to find a shepherd, who called emergency services...
A hospital spokesman said: "Most people who are attacked by bears and get close enough to be bitten don't live to tell the tale."
Mrs Prundaru said the attack happened in broad daylight in the Carpathian mountains.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.scotsman.com ...
ht : Grushka
Ping!
What a brave little 7-year-old.
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