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Vraag 28
Bear tries to make meal of cyclist
A Canadian cyclist was attacked by a bear while riding his bike near the Rocky Mountains resort of Banff. Greg Flaaten, 41, was attacked by the 120lb black bear and was dragged off into the woodlands. Mr Flaaten was rescued by chance several hours later when two friends came across his bicycle and broken helmet. Hearing his cries for help they saw the animal pacing around him. One of the cyclists, Robin Mayer, rode off to get help from a nearby campground while the other, Robert Earl, kept watch. When a park warden and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer arrived, the bear still refused to leave, forcing the warden to shoot it. “You could say that the poor guy was kidnapped by the bear and kept alive as fresh meat to enjoy later,” the warden said. Animal experts say this is one of the first known times a bear has guarded a human as food. Mr Flaaten was airlifted to a hospital in Calgary where he faces extensive surgery to a bite in his shoulder. |
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