Posted on 09/25/2014 1:24:54 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
Edited on 09/25/2014 1:28:34 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
One minute, Emily Miles was walking her dogs in a Santa Barbara County avocado grove, the next, a hulking 300-pound black bear was sinking its teeth into her left thigh after tackling her to the ground..
"Looking at him, I knew he could kill me in an instant," Miles, 65, said in an interview aired by KTLA.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Footprints? Testimony of the survivor?
I’ve confused bears as black labs before. Bears can range in all sizes. Age is not a definite factor. I’ve seen six year old bears half my size and two year old bears twice my size. The little ones tend to be really smart. The big ones tend to be just big pushy slobs that don’t care about much of anything.
65 year old ladies may know when their daughter in law gained five pounds, but I really doubt they are skilled at guessing a bear’s weight? That is unless she’s married to Navin Johnson?
If I can paraphrase the immortal words of Paul Lynde in Bye, Bye Birdie: “Who needs your respect? You’re a bear. Who needs respect from a bear?!”
However, 300 lbs is about average for a black bear, isn't it? And whoever thought that news reporters were accurate in such stories?
Life Alert...
I’m just sayin’
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Thanks for posting.
I have new respect for 22lr
That is what our guide said. His wife fought the infections for 7 years. They did live in a very remote area so I don’t know what kind of care she received for her wounds. The bear attack happened near where they lived, afterwards he said she moved to town. I would have done the same.
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