Horror as hiker killed by grizzly bear after taking photos of animal for eight minutes in Ala

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 8/25/12 | daily mail reporter

[ColdOne]

Full Title..Horror as hiker killed by grizzly bear after taking photos of animal for eight minutes in Alaska's Denali National Park

A hiker in Alaska's Denali National Park photographed a grizzly bear for at least eight minutes before the bear mauled and killed him in the first fatal attack in the park's history, officials said Saturday.

Investigators have recovered the camera and looked at the photographs, which show the bear grazing and not acting aggressively before the attack, Denali Park Superintendent Paul Anderson said.

A state trooper shot and killed the bear on Saturday, and investigators will examine its stomach contents and use other tests to confirm it's the animal that killed the hiker.

[ColdOne]

We have bears around here. No FN way I would stay 20 seconds around one!

[SamAdams76]

Damn paparazzi!

[1rudeboy]

I’m glad that they’re checking the camera. Maybe he got the perfect photo.

[cripplecreek]

Timothy Snackwell’s.....err Treadwell’s kinfolk?

[Errant]

which show the bear grazing and not acting aggressively before the attack

Seems bears may have learned a thing or two about baiting.

[Trueblackman]

When are people going to realize that bears are basically big angry weasels that should be left the heck along in the wild.

[xrmusn]

Shame is Bear will now be labeled a killer or rogue.

Eight minutes should be warning enough - especially when you are there voluntarily. Different if Bear would have been ‘toying’ with dinner.

But if this dude were like most of his ilk, he holds no grudge against Bear.

“MEAT!! It’s whats for dinner”.

[Chode]

he never heard of Pushing your luck??? guess he found out...

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Hold still - just one more - ok looking real good there - wait - what - sjkljdakl;sjlajjj jljljljjllkjjj j....sdjfj

[ClearCase_guy]

In Hollywood they say “the camera adds 10 pounds” but I think the bear got more than that out of it.

[citizen]

Maybe from an armored up Humvee w/ a Marine idling the engine...and another manning the turret.

[bgill]

A bear can only stand saying “cheese” just so many times before he gets hungry.

[I see my hands]

Men have feelings too, may I share mine with you?

[Perseverando]

He probably tried to run, but alas too late. It wouldn’t have done him any good anyway; bears love “fast food.”

[Revolting cat!]

How did the camera taste?

[Revolting cat!]

The culprit afterwards.

[Hardraade]

See? It got its GRRR on...

[1riot1ranger]

"Shame is Bear will now be labeled a killer or rogue."

Actually Bear is now labeled Exhibit One as they check it's stomach contents. The shame is this "animal lover" didn't get his pic and get out of there before becoming the main course.

[Rome2000]

Sounds like one of those commercials where the genius decides to prank bigfoot.