#black bear attack

This Week’s Backcountry News – 12/28/15-1/3/16

Do you know what happened in the mountains this week? Here’s a selection of news, articles, posts, videos, photos, and other cool things from the mountains that we think you’d like to know about. Enjoy!

Snowmachiner Dies In Hatcher Pass Avalanche – A Mountain Journey– The Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center reports that a group of snowmachiners triggered an avalanche on 1/2/16. One was buried and did…

Black Bear Mauls Man

A Black Bear attacked a man outside of his home in Midpines, Mariposa County, this morning, August 13, 2015. The resident fought off the bear but had to seek medical treatment in a hospital.

CDFW warden at the scene of Black Bear attack.

The surprise attack occurred in the dark. The Bacl Bear came from behind and struck the man down. He suffered numerous wounds to his head, legs, arms, abdomen…

Student snapped final photo before bear attack in New Jersey

Darsh Patel was walking with four friends through the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford in September when the black bear attacked. The 22-year-old student became the first person to be killed by a bear in New Jersey. (West Milford Police Department)

November 27, 2014

A Rutgers student who was killed by a bear while hiking in New Jersey snapped photos of the 300-pound beast before it chased him,…