Bear attack: N.Y. man uses stick to save his dog from a bear
An upstate New York man and his dog were injured by a bear in a state park in the Adirondacks. The man says he hit the bear with a stick and chased it off.
An upstate New York man and his dog were injured by a bear in a state park in the Adirondacks. The man says he hit the bear with a stick and chased it off.
Officials say a 55-year-old upstate New York man and his dog were injured by a bear in a state park in the Adirondacks before he chased the animal off with a stick.
State environmental officials say the attack was Tuesday evening in the Ferris Lake Wild Forest in the Fulton County town of Stratford.
Forest rangers say the dog was off leash when it encountered the bear. The bear attacked the dog and its owner when the man intervened to separate the animals.
Rangers say the man chased the bear off by hitting it on the nose with a stick.
The man and dog suffered bites and scratches. The injuries aren't considered life-threatening.
State officials were unable to locate the bear and believe it has left the area.
The N.Y. Department of Environmental Conservation offers the following advice if you encounter a bear:
Meanwhile, 聰 Yellowstone National Park officials say preliminary autopsy results confirm that a hiker whose body was found last week was killed by a grizzly bear.
Spokeswoman Amy Bartlett said Wednesday the results rule out the possibility that 63-year-old Lance Crosby of Billings died of a medical issue before the聽bear聽came upon him.
Crosby was hiking without聽bear聽spray when he was attacked. His body was discovered Friday partially eaten and hidden by animals about a half-mile from the nearest trail.
Park officials captured a female grizzly聽bear聽and two cubs near the site of the attack.
Bartlett says DNA test results are expected Wednesday or Thursday to determine whether the adult聽bear聽was the attacker.
If so, park officials have said the female will be euthanized.