On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:58:41 -0400, vincent p. norris
wrote:

On 14 Aug 2005 06:49:02 -0700, "Steve" wrote:
..... The PA Game Commission says there is no record
of a black bear *ever* attacking a human in PA.

Three young adults were camping in a "no camping" area of Hickory Run
State Park and had an "encounter" with a bear. The injuries weren't
life-threatening, but the campers did stupid tings. The park assistant
manager calls the incident and "encounter" rather than an "atttack."

Steve

I'd call that a pretty serious "encounter." Even if the campers "did
stupid things," perhaps the Game Commission should revise its
statement.

Perhaps "there is no record of a black bear ever attacking a human in
PA, except when they sorta provoke it."

vince


I read the stories and followups when the news was fresh. I think the
bear may have been acting in self defense (or food defense, once he'd
found it), though it's hard to tell what happened, as almost
everything the kids said, except the one who was up in the car and had
no clue anything was going on, sounded like a doper's story made up to
cover the very few injuries that the girl had. Evidence was that the
bear had whacked her or bitten her once. The rest of her very minor
injuries could have been from floundering around in the brush.

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