WOMAN SURVIVES BEAR ATTACK IN NORTHERN B.C.
A 27-year-old forestry worker says she believes it was her training as a triathlete that helped to save her life when she was being mauled and eaten by a black bear.
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Surely, being well trained helped her. In an episode of "Seinfeld", Jerry asked what's the point of going to gym, of jogging or having a good physical condition ... well, here's your answer Jerry. (Although I hope that no one - even in great physical condition - will meet a bear )
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Rangers catch bear after deadly attack
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Authorities captured a bear Sunday that they suspect was responsible for the mauling of an Ohio family in the rugged mountains of eastern Tennessee, a U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman said |
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Here's another story of someone who survived a bear attack, but barely.
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FORKS, Washington (AP) -- A black bear attacked and seriously injured a hunter on a road just outside Olympic National Park late Saturday, authorities said. A second hunter shot and killed the bear before summoning help, said Larry Evans, a shift supervisor for the Washington State Patrol's office in Bremerton. The bear had apparently dragged the man away from the site of the attack before it was shot, Evans said |
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BEAR ATTACKS WOMAN AT HOME IN B.C.'S LOWER MAINLAND
A woman who lives in Port Moody, just east of Vancouver, is recovering at home after being bitten in the thigh on the weekend by a black bear that was in her yard.
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