Posted on 12/21/2015 10:02:55 AM PST by SZonian
A Boy Scout troop leader was mauled by a bear after he and three Scouts stumbled upon the animal in northern New Jersey on Sunday, the Rockaway Township Police Department said.
The three Scouts accompanying him were unharmed, officials said.
The Boy Scout leader, Christopher Petronino, took the three Scouts to a cave at Split Rock Reservoir in Morris County, which is about 25 miles west of New York City. The 50-year-old had known about the cave since the 1980s but had never witnessed a bear using it before, according to CNN affiliate WCBS.
When Petronino entered the cave Sunday afternoon, a black bear reached for the Scout leader's foot, biting him on the leg, shoulder and arm, according to officials. Petronino then hit the bear with a rock hammer, curled up into the fetal position and shouted to the boys to call for help.
Officials searched by ground and air after one of the Scouts called 911.
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This is the fault of the morons in the so-called animal rights movement. I pray that this fine man will fully recover.
Was he Yogi? Was he ‘Smarter than the Average Bear’?
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