Bear Attack Leaves Alaska Man With Crushed Jaw, Punctured Scalp
On 5/20/21 at 10:49 AM EDT
A man suffered horrific head injuries including a crushed jaw and punctured scalp after being attacked by a brown bear while out surveying land in rural Alaska.
Allen Minish had been inputting data to his GPS during a real estate surveying trip near Gulkana, around 190 miles northeast of Anchorage, when he noticed the animal standing just 30 feet away.
The 61-year-old, from the village of Chitna, tried to hide behind spruce trees but the bear charged towards him.
He brandished the pointed end of his surveying pole but the bear simply knocked it aside.
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A rustling in the woods. A large, round footprint in the middle of the trail. Remembering at midnight that you left a Clif Bar wrapper in your pocket. It doesn’t take much to set your amygdala, the fear center of your brain, on high alert when you’re in bear country.
The idea of coming face-to-face with 3-inch claws, sharp teeth, and 650 pounds of muscular, hungry animal is enough to strike fear into the stoutest of hearts, and for good reason. After all, it’s not elk that rangers are chasing away from parking lots at Yellowstone with shotguns in hand or bighorn sheep they’re warning hikers to avoid during peak berry season. With their massive heft, impressive canines, and clawed paws that can do the most damage if not treated with the respect they deserve.
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Grizzly Bear That Attacked Man Near Yellowstone Chomped Up Victim s Hand
On 4/21/21 at 7:39 AM EDT
The father of a 40-year-old man who died after being severely mauled by a grizzly bear in southern Montana has revealed details of the fatal attack.
West Yellowstone resident Carl Mock was attacked by the bear on Thursday near Baker s Hole Campground, which is located around three miles north of the town.
His father Chuck Mock told
The Billings Gazette of how his son s dominant left hand was chomped up by the bear as he tried to protect his neck and head.
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Emergency responders rushed Carl Mock to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls where he underwent extensive surgery and was placed in a medically induced coma. But he suffered a stroke over the weekend and subsequently passed away.