Woman killed by black bear on island north of Minnesota

KBJR 6 ^ | September 4, 2019 | Krystal Frasier

[george76]

Without his gun, he would have been eaten alive.

Olga Moskalyova, 19, gave an horrific hour-long running commentary on her own death in three separate calls ..

‘Mum, the bear is eating me!’: Frantic final phone calls of woman, 19, eaten alive by a bear.

Her mother Tatiana said that at first she thought she was joking.

‘But then I heard the real horror and pain in Olga’s voice, and the sounds of a bear growling and chewing,’.

Unknown to Tatiana, the bear had already killed her husband Igor Tsyganenkov - Olga’s stepfather - by overpowering him, breaking his neck and smashing his skull.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2764940/posts

[MomwithHope]

That is a horrible story. I can’t even imagine the fear.

[Billthedrill]

...but moving the nearly 400-pound animal proved challenging so they eventually sawed the dead bear’s head off, leaving it attached to Petrini’s leg.

And you just know that when he got to the ER in that condition somebody asked him, "What happened?"

[VTenigma]

I live pretty deep in the woods. This place is black bear central, they are in our yard within 10’ of the house daily. I’ve had them in my mudroom. I was just out listening to them hoot at each other. Their calls carry for a mile or more. My friends call my place “Wild Kingdom”. I leave them alone, they leave me alone. But I don’t go outside at night when I know they are around.