[pct-l] Black bear attack / second article

[Carl Siechert]

Trot this one out of the archives the next time someone asks, "Should I
bring a gun?"

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Don Billings <dbillings803 at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> (07-02) 16:06 PDT
> ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) --
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> State wildlife officials say a man camping with his wife in Eldorado
> National Forest is recovering from wounds suffered from a bear attack.
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> A spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Game says the black
> bear slashed the man's face after rummaging through his ice chest around 2
> a.m. Friday at a campground near Union Valley Reservoir.
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> Spokeswoman Kirsten Macintyre says before slashing the man, the bear
> rushed the unidentified man and knocked him down.
> Macintyre says the man, who was armed with a .45-caliber pistol,
> fired a shot at the bear when the animal rushed a second time. It is not
> clear if the bear was hit.
> The man required 26 stitches after the attack.
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> The campground where the attack took place is in a remote area about
> 60 miles northeast of Sacramento.
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