Bear gave off no reasons for concern before trainer's death

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BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. - The grizzly bear that wrestled Will Ferrell's character in the recent film "Semi-Pro" seemed to obediently follow cues — which made its killing of its trainer with a bite to the neck all the more stunning.

Three experienced handlers were working with the grizzly Tuesday at the Predators in Action wild animal training center when the bear attacked Stephan Miller, 39, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Beavers.

Stephan Miller is the cousin of training center owner Randy Miller, she said.

Pepper spray was used to subdue and contain the bear, and there were no other injuries, Beavers said. Paramedics arriving shortly after the initial emergency call around 3 p.m. were unable to revive Stephan Miller.

The Department of Fish and Game investigated the incident, but will not decide whether the bear will be euthanized because the attack occurred outside its jurisdiction during a training session on facility grounds, department spokesman Harry Morse told the San Bernardino Sun Tuesday.

Morse speculated that the county animal care officials may decide the bear's fate. A call placed early Wednesday to the county's Animal Care and Control Program was not answered.

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Your friend broke rule # 1 in working around a bull - NEVER turn your back on him. If you're not paying attention, you're going to get hurt sooner or later, and it's NOT the animal's fault.

When I met my present husband, I was living on a farm raising Charolais and breeding TB's. He was blown away when he met some of my neighbors, and decided after talking to some of them that most modern farmers have been exposed to too many chemicals, and it shows. LOL!

I've had some broken bones, lots of bruises and bites, but nothing that wasn't my own fault. According to those lists the gov't publishes, farming is more dangerous than coal mining.

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I guess someone made a booboo. ;’)