[george76]

A New Mexico man is sharing his story of survival after he was attacked by a 400 pound bear. He killed the bear while its jaw was clamped around his leg, and the jaw stayed that way for a while.. When he saw me, he pinned his ears down and immediately made a big charge at me,” said Petrini.

That’s when the struggle began. Petrini says he was armed with a pistol and shot the bear as he was being mauled.

Somehow he had bitten down on my calf muscle it had basically twisted it over his bottom jaw so he died with his teeth locked and so I wasn’t able to get away from him,” Petrini said.

Raton Fire Department, along with Game and Fish, responded to the scene, 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.

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[cuban leaf]

I’m in Kentucky. Typical weight around here is less than 200 lbs and typically in the 15o lb range.

And to be clear, there is more to it than weight, but still.

There is a reason God didn’t give Pit Bulls the temperament of a Chihuahua. :)

[MomwithHope]

I wonder what the medical code is at the hospital for admitting someone with a bear’s head attached to their leg.

[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?"