Jogger mauled by bear

[Lee Borgersen]

Jogger mauled by bear on Kenai Peninsula

The Associated Press

Published: April 23rd, 2008 09:51 AM
Last Modified: April 23rd, 2008 09:51 AM

KENAI -- A jogger was mauled by a brown bear on the Kenai Peninsula in what state officials are calling the first mauling of 2008.

The mauling is being blamed on improperly stored garbage. 

Larry Lewis, a wildlife technician who investigated the mauling for the Division of Wildlife Conservation, said he found several large buckets of garbage on the victim's porch, about 150 yards from where the mauling occurred.

The 43-year-old victim, who has not been identified, was charged by a sow with two cubs when he left his home early Tuesday. The man turned and fled, but the bear quickly caught him, biting his buttocks, the back of his head and his chest.

The man underwent surgery at a local hospital.

[UncleDave]

He should just grin & BEAR it.

[Bobby Bass]

Notice how they say    " state officials are calling the first mauling of 2008. "  guess they expect more..

[deadeye]

Nothing like getting bitten in the a$$ first thing in the morning.  That can ruin a good day.

[tripnchip]

The garbage may have attracted the bear but it seems to me it couldof just of well happen 10 miles from there if he unknowingly ran up up on sow with cubs.