UPDATE: Little Boy Sought as Prey in Bear Attack
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Update on Bear Attack
Update on Bear Attack
A necropsy on the bear shot and killed by Great Smoky Mountains Park rangers has revealed
that part of a hiker’s shoe was in the bear’s stomach.
The attack happened last week…on Sunday night… along Rainbow Falls Trail. That’s where the black bear attacked 8-year-old Evan Pala as
he played in a creek. Officials believe the shoe belongs to Evan’s father, John, who fought the bear off.
Park officials said the attack appeared to be one in which the bear stalked the boy as prey, and there was no evidence the family provoked the bear.
Park officials also said the bear targeted little Evan because he was the smallest member of the family.
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Glad the kid is ok.
Now, just remember that we are the intruders in the bears territory. Not he in ours.
When parents take their small children into the wild, they had better remember that if you do not respect nature, it will teach you to.
the news story i saw had the family stating they had just eaten a bucket of chicken before leaving for the falls…gee, do you think the bear could smell that chicken?
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