Black Bear Kills Arizona Man in ‘Highly Uncommon’ Attack
An Arizona man having a morning coffee was fatally attacked on Friday by a male black bear that caught him unaware and dragged him down an embankment before a neighbor shot and killed it, officials said.
A preliminary investigation by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office determined that Steven Jackson, 66, of Tucson, had been sitting at a table on his property in the Groom Creek area south of Prescott where he was building a home, the office said in a statement.
The bear attacked Mr. Jackson and dragged him about 75 feet down an embankment, according to officials.
“Neighbors who heard the victim screaming tried to intervene through shouts and car horns, but the bear did not let go of Mr. Jackson until one neighbor was able to retrieve his rifle and shoot the bear to get him to disengage,” the statement said.
Source: The New York Times
