[Zhang Fei]

[I knew two men in SE Alaska who were attacked by brown bears. One survived, one did not. There was nothing funny about either incident, and I hope these people were already deceased before the bears showed up.]

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Did either man have a firearm on him?

[dainbramaged]

Did either man have a firearm on him?
Both were deer hunting and armed with rifles. The one who died was sitting on the edge of a muskeg blowing his deer call and was hit from behind by a huge boar and had no chance. The force drove his rifle deep into the soft ground. He was mostly eaten except for his head, some fishermen from Petersburg tracked and killed the bear two days after the attack. His remains were inside the bruin.
The man who survived had his firearm slung over his shoulder and was blindsided with no warning, mauled and scalped. He played dead and the bear left. Likely a sow protecting her cubs but he didn't see them. He had no time to use his weapon.