Posted on 08/08/2009 12:43:24 PM PDT by Baladas
OURAY, Colo. -- A bear was found Friday devouring the body of a 73-year-old woman who had been repeatedly asked not to feed the bears, the Division of Wildlife said.
A caretaker saw the bear feeding on the woman's body as she lay outside of her home, just north of Ouray. The caretaker called 911 and dispatchers reported the incident to the DOW.
While it's unclear if she was killed by the bear or died of other causes, there were wounds from an animal found on her body, DOW spokesman Joe Lewandowski said.
Lewandowski said the woman was known to feed bears dog food for years and would not stop, even after repeated requests from the DOW.
While sheriff's deputies were at the woman's home investigating the report of the mauling, an aggressive bear approached them so they killed it. The 250-pound male bear will be taken to the Colorado State Veterinary office, where a necropsy will be performed and its stomach contents will be examined and analyzed.
The victim's name is not being released until her family is notified.
The Montrose Memorial Hospital will conduct the autopsy on the woman and results should be released by noon Saturday, the DOW said.
"There have been a lot of bears that have been habituated to dog food. Once this happens you cannot relocate them," Lewandowski said. "Once bears are accustomed to the food, there is no getting them off it. The bears will keep coming back."
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Don’t bring Food to a Bear fight!
Reminds me of the "Bear man" who was eaten by the Kodiak bears in Alaska...along with his poor girl freind.
The 'RATS know this and use this technique to build their "voter" base. There is a lot of this going around in America these days.
Darwin Award candidate!
Yogi’s Revenge.
PETA has probably lost a major contributor.
“DOW” Agents Find Bear Devouring Elderly Woman
Wall street calls it a “Bear Market” lol
Usually, when you see “DOW” and “Bear” in the same sentence, it has something to do with the stock market. Even raging Wall St. bears seldom devour elderly women.
GMTA!
Now that is taking defiance to whole new level.
That bear was powerful hungry.
The 'RATS know this and use this technique to build their "voter" base. There is a lot of this going around in America these days.
Ditto those living off social services. It's bankrupting our nation while those on the government dole get freebie medical care, low rent/payment housing, and food stamps. They might as well throw in free ACORN membership for good measure.
Was the guy who was on TV? Discovery Channel or Animal Planet.
parsy, who can’t bear to hear it was.
Hate crime?
The Animal Planet. His name was Tredwell, I think.
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