Week Long Bear Attack Ordeal In Alaska
BY Herschel Smith
3 years, 3 months ago
BBC.
US Coast Guard officials were alerted by an SOS message on a shack roof and spotted a man waving his arms in the air calling for help.
The man told them he had been attacked by a bear and hadn’t slept for days after it kept coming back to his camp.
He was found with chest bruising and an injured leg he had taped up.
The helicopter crew had been on their way to fly a team of scientists on a wildlife research mission when they were diverted off-course by weather and spotted the distress message.
According to the New York Times, the man had almost run out of ammunition for his gun and the door of the shack where he was staying had been ripped off.
“At some point, a bear had dragged him down to the river,” Lieutenant Commander Jared Carbajal told the newspaper. “He had a pistol. He said that the bear kept coming back every night and he hadn’t slept in a few days.”
The pilots found the man stumbling out the shack waving a white flag.
The man has not been named but officials said he is in his late 50s or early 60s and had been reported overdue home from the trip by friends.
The US Coast Guard flew him to hospital in order to get medical attention, but say his injuries are not life-threatening.
The Alaska Department for Fish and Game describe the state as “bear country” but emphasises that aggressive encounters with the species are rare.
Rare.
I’d like to know more details. What kind of handgun? What caliber? I assume – since it hadn’t been done yet – this wasn’t the sort of firearm one could rely upon for a one or two shot kill.
How much ammunition did he carry? Why didn’t he carry more? Why didn’t he carry GPS and a satellite phone with uplink?
So many questions. Maybe this will be followed up with more reporting.
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On July 27, 2021 at 12:56 pm, June J said:
Another question….since the original story was in the New York Slimes…is it even true?
On July 27, 2021 at 5:08 pm, Fred said:
The innocent bear was obviously just curious and randomly wandered into his area every night for a week in an attempt to wear him down so that he would make a fatal mistake and become an easy meal because bears are lumbering stupid slow animals.
On July 27, 2021 at 9:53 pm, Paul B said:
Dunno how it will play out. Keep putting one foot ahead of the other and try not to go crazy.
Have stuff is good but when the horde shows up not sure what will happen. Belt fed weapons in a castle would be good. Castle in the middle of nowwhere would be better.
Still I think there are way to many people to ever find a place with enough isolation.
On July 29, 2021 at 9:28 am, WiscoDave said:
“Maybe this will be followed up with more reporting.”
Well, here you go…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9838773/Miners-story-trapped-cabin-bear-just-tall-tale.html