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Note To Self: Don't Throw Freshly Cooked Meat At Wild Bear
A man was mauled by a bear near the Eklutna Lake Campground on Saturday after he threw barbecued meat at the animal, the Alaska State Troopers said Sunday.
The man was at the lake, north of Anchorage, for a church picnic, said Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen.
“He’d been drinking,” she said.
His name is not being released because he may be charged with illegally feeding wildlife, Ipsen said.
Troopers say this is what they believe happened based on an account of the event the man later gave:
Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/06/16/2942238/man-mauled-after-feeding-bear.html#storylink=cpy
The man was at the lake, north of Anchorage, for a church picnic, said Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen.
“He’d been drinking,” she said.
His name is not being released because he may be charged with illegally feeding wildlife, Ipsen said.
Troopers say this is what they believe happened based on an account of the event the man later gave:
Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/06/16/2942238/man-mauled-after-feeding-bear.html#storylink=cpy
