Death By Dead Bear!

[Stpauli9]

Virginia man dies after bear shot in tree falls on him​

Lester C Harvey, 58, rushed to two different hospitals after being struck by fallen animal in unusual accident

Associated Press
Tue 17 Dec 2024 18.54 GMT
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A Virginia man has died after a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting partners fell on him, state wildlife officials said.

The bizarre, accidental death occurred 9 December in Lunenburg county, which is between Richmond and Danville, Virginia’s department of wildlife resources said in a statement.

A hunting group was following the bear when it ran up the tree, the department said. As the group retreated from the tree, a hunter shot the bear. The animal fell on to another hunter who was standing about 10ft (3 metres) from the bottom of the tree.

The department identified the man as Lester C Harvey, 58, of Phenix, Virginia. A member of the group rendered first aid before Harvey was rushed to two different hospitals. He died from his injuries on Friday, the wildlife department stated.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/17/virginia-man-dies-bear-fall

Try running in your next life.

 

[Spare Parts]

So drop bears are for real?!

 

[Yithian]

Lester C Harvey, 58, rushed to two different hospitals after being struck by fallen animal in unusual accident.

Death by indecision.

If he'd picked just one, he could still be with us today.

 

[Stillill]

Any particular reason why they were shooting the bear?

 

[Tigerhawk]

I've heard of "Savaged By A Dead Sheep", but "Death By Bear" is a new one to me...

 

[Mythopoeika]

Any particular reason why they were shooting the bear?

They were trying to goad it into falling on them. A strategy that worked!

 

[Stpauli9]

Lester C Harvey, 58, rushed to two different hospitals after being struck by fallen animal in unusual accident.

Death by indecision.

If he'd picked just one, he could still be with us today.

He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was then taken to a better hospital where his condition was upgraded to deader.

 

[Stpauli9]

So drop bears are for real?!

Poor American ripoff. The secret's out.

 

[Druk]

Any particular reason why they were shooting the bear?

Bear season,keeping the numbers in check plus black bears believe it or not make really nice bear burgers,tastes like buffalo.

 

[CharmerKamelion]

This is a very sad story. I mean the bear is dead.

 

[Swifty]

Any particular reason why they were shooting the bear?

Hunters hunt.

 

[Sollywos]

Hunters hunt.

And know that it can be risky! Well done that bear but I bet they still ate you and didn't give your mates the hunter to eat! 'Hard ow life cruel ow world' as my ow granny used to say. Life's not fair!

 

[Druk]

And know that it can be risky! Well done that bear but I bet they still ate you and didn't give your mates the hunter to eat! 'Hard ow life cruel ow world' as my ow granny used to say. Life's not fair!

Sometimes bears eat people,sometimes people eat bears,that's how it works.

 

[Druk]

I put a photo up on this forum a few months ago of a stuffed black bear i saw in a museum in Toronto,it was shot because it killed three young boys who were fishing on a lake in Ontario.

 

[Yithian]

it killed three young boys who were fishing on a lake in Ontario.

Poaching.

 

[Druk]

Poaching.

No poaching here,it's public use crown land,fish where you want,but you do need a bear tag to shoot one.

 

[ramonmercado]

No poaching here,it's public use crown land,fish where you want,but you do need a bear tag to shoot one.

I bet they mocked a bald prophet.

 

[Druk]

I bet they mocked a bald prophet.

Apparently they were just fishing and the bear attacked,I have seen the dead bear stuffed,strange that it managed to kill the three boys though.

 

[CharmerKamelion]

Apparently they were just fishing and the bear attacked,I have seen the dead bear stuffed,strange that it managed to kill the three boys though.

Did the bear jump out of a tree and land on them?

 

[Druk]

I remember when this attack happened,always felt sorry for the boy...
If it's brown lay down,
If it's black fight back,
If it's white goodnight,
You haven't much of a chance If a polar bear wants you.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Svalbard_polar_bear_attack

 

[Yithian]

No poaching here,it's public use crown land,fish where you want,but you do need a bear tag to shoot one.

I meant they were poaching fish from the bear.

 

[Druk]

I meant they were poaching fish from the bear.

Can't poach from another animal,poaching is a man made rule,besides when there's thousands of fish in a river or lake its not so difficult to get one,reports at the time were it was a rogue bear.

Did the bear jump out of a tree and land on them?

Jumping from trees is soooo last season yogi.

 

[Floyd]

black bears believe it or not make really nice bear burgers,tastes like buffalo.

A bear...burger?
I bet this chap would've sold those........

 

[Floyd]

''All that is not ber, ber ber, ber bear is bre, bre bre, bre bread, and all that is not bre, bre bre - oh well you get the picture.

 

[Stillill]

Sometimes bears eat people,sometimes people eat bears,that's how it works.

I didn’t realise they were eaten. I thought they were killed for sport.

 

[Druk]

I didn’t realise they were eaten. I thought they were killed for sport.

Eaten,but grizzly bear that's been feeding on salmon is supposed to be inedible,horrible putrid flavour.

 

[Druk]

The killer black bear of algonquin.

 

[Druk]

And another guy injured by a hunted bear.
https://apnews.com/general-news-a8e0be14d54443b2a8e37b99835e980b

 

[maximus otter]

I meant they were poaching fish from the bear.

Bad idea:

maximus otter

 

[IbisNibs]

Thank you, CGI !
Er, . . . or do you call yourself AI these days?