Bear Attack

[pseudofan]

Alaskan man survives second bear mauling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Scott MacInnes set an Alaskan record this week, although not one contenders would seek to break. State officials say the 51-year-old biologist is the first person known to have survived two bear attacks.

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MacInnes, a 51-year-old biologist, was mauled during his early morning jog on Monday when he met up with a brown bear and one or two cubs near his home in the Kenai Peninsula town of Soldotna.

He had been mauled 38 years earlier on a well-used hiking trail in the Chugach National Forest, according to a government biologist.

“That’s the only time in the history of the state that I have a record that anybody’s been attacked twice,” said Tom Smith, a bear biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey who keeps records of Alaska bear attacks dating to the late 1800s.

The presence of a dog and a food source, a freshly killed moose found nearby, made the bear more aggressive, said Bruce Bartley, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.



When I was a kid living there, the one thing I remember was my older brothers and sisters telling me to come inside because it was getting dark and the bears would come get me. I used to think they just liked to scare me....

[pseudofan]

Oooops! Can you please move this to the club? I'm such a moron!

[Solid D]

That's okay, I'd be confused more than you if I were around Sequ so much.

Tell him to go bake you some pie!

[timvp]

I thought this going to be about how the Grizzlies were 40-5 in games decided by 10 points or less.

[SpursWoman]

[exstatic]

Alaska is a ing dangerous place. People are even killed by enraged Moose.

[MannyIsGod]

I read that as enraged Mouse the first time.

[SpursWoman]

I read that as enraged Mouse the first time.

Damn, me too.

[Hook Dem]

Mouse won't be enraged till his "mighty mavericks" bite the dust!

[AlamoSpursFan]

"In England, Smoky the Bear is not the forest fire prevention representative. They have Smacky the Frog. It's just like a bear, but it's a frog. I think it's a better system, I think we should adopt it. Because bears can be mean, but frogs are always cool. Never has there been a frog hopping toward me, and I thought 'man, I'd better play dead. Here comes that frog...' You never say 'here comes that frog' in a nervous manner. It's always optimistic. 'Hey, here comes that frog, all right. Maybe he'll come near me so I can pet him, and stick him in a mayonnaise jar, with a stick and a leaf, to recreate what he's used to. And I'm pretty sure I'd have to punch some holes in the lid, because he's damn sure used to air. Then I can observe him, and he won't be doing much in his 16-ounce world.'" -- Mitch Hedberg, RIP