Two killed in Alaska bear attack

KTVB ^ | 10/07/03 | Staff Writer

[bedolido]

KING SALMON, Alaska - Two people were killed in an apparent bear attack near Kaflia Bay in Katmai National Park on the Alaska Peninsula, Alaska State Troopers said Tuesday.

The bodies were found Monday when a pilot with Andrew Airways arrived to pick up the man and woman and take them to Kodiak, troopers said.

The pilot saw a bear, possibly on top of a body, in the camp and contacted the National Park Service in King Salmon and state troopers in Kodiak.

Park rangers encountered an aggressive bear when they arrived at the campsite and killed it. Investigators then found human remains buried by a bear near the campsite.

The victims, believed to be in their late 30s to early 40s, were from Malibu, Calif. Their identities are being withheld pending notification of relatives.

The remains and the entire campsite were packed out and transported to Kodiak on the Andrew Airways flight.

As the plane was being loaded, another aggressive bear approached and was killed by park rangers and troopers.

The bodies were flown to the state medical examiner’s office for autopsy.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Investigators then found human remains buried by a bear near the campsite.

The bears buried them?

[Spruce]

More like caching them for eating later.

[Ranger Drew]

Yes. Bears do that.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Yuck!

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[Eaker]

Bears eating people in Alaska ping!!

[ought-six]

Pictures?

[Spruce]

I wonder if the victims were armed at all. I know I would have been packing if camping in Kodiak Country. And packing something heavy-duty, mind you.

[theDentist]

Like a dog burying a bone, or a Clinton silencing a critic.

[Argus]

The victims, believed to be in their late 30s to early 40s, were from Malibu, Calif.

No further comment.

[bedolido]

[nuconvert]

midnight snack

[CheneyChick]

Yes. Bears do that.

Does a bear do that in the woods?

[Lijahsbubbe]

Gross. Just thinking about it, dee-scusting!

[MotleyGirl70]

KING SALMON, Alaska

Kodiak

The above would pretty much keep me as far away from that area as possible. It just screams: BIG BEAR COUNTRY!

[camle]

"oh look! a cute little teddy bear!"
"look at him. he's so thin. maybe he's hungry"
"Oh dear, why not give him a piece of candy!"
"great idea! here boy"
"(burp!"

[Bernard Marx]

The victims, believed to be in their late 30s to early 40s, were from Malibu, Calif.

No further comment.

I'm sure they probably watched several of those PBS wildlife specials that tell all about how to behave in bear country. I was raised in bear country. PBS is in the bear hors d'ouevre business.

[joesnuffy]

Yep most canine family predators do this..including the family dog

[Tijeras_Slim]

I wonder if the victims were armed at all.

From Malibu? I doubt it.

[mo4bush]

"Does a bear do that in the woods?"

ROTFLMAO

If a bear does that in the woods and nobody hears it, does it matter?

Mo4Bush(who already voted for Arnold!)

[nuconvert]

Map of Alaska? Their bodies were taken to Kodiak. They were
near Kaflia Bay in Katmai National Park. Is that near enough to Kodiak for Kodiak bears? Them's giant bears.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Fishin' in Alaska ping!

[mo4bush]

Aren't Kodiak bears grizzlies? Just named Kodiak for the area they inhabit.

[bedolido]

Yes. Bears do that.
Does a bear do that in the woods?

if a bear eats in the wood... does this mean those eaten will help the environment by fertilizing the forest? (I know morbid...)

[Ranger Drew]

No, they probably weren't armed. Just another couple of democrat-votin', granola-eatin', tree-huggin', I'm-okay, you're-okay, nitwits.

All one can do is simply shake their head. ...and the sad part is...there's an abundance of these idiots.

[bedolido]

Check this out. Sounds like you're pretty close

[Cobra64]

The victims, believed to be in their late 30s to early 40s, were from Malibu, Calif.

Like, cool man. See the groovey looking bear. Let's feed it some tofu and bean sprouts. Then we'll do a couple of doobies and chill out.

[keithtoo]

This would never have happened if someone were drilling for oil there.

[Spruce]

Bears will eat anything. It is important to never smell like food, Look like food, or be food. Being armed with a very powerful firearm is the only way to prevent becoming food if the bear decides you smell like or appear to be food.
Not to mention bears can get aggressive for no apparent reason(to humans at least). Being armed with a very powerful firearm is the only way to stop an aggresssive bear.
I'm guessing these victims were not armed.

[HardStarboard]

>>>PBS is in the bear hors d'ouevre business. <<<

Yep...and being from Malibu I'll bet they were Yugo drivers.

[KevinB]

I wonder if the victims were armed at all. I know I would have been packing if camping in Kodiak Country.

They were from California. Guns bad, doncha know?

[nuconvert]

I don't know. Do grizzlies get to be 10 feet tall and weigh 1500 pounds?

[apologia_pro_vita_sua]

Like I always tell my dog and cat obsessed friends, if your pet was bigger than you, he would eat you. Animals are incapable of Love, what they express to us is pure fear and submission. We misinterpret it as Love.


Just ask Roy Horn.

[Saundra Duffy]

How sad.

[toddst]

I wonder if the victims were armed at all. I know I would have been packing if camping in Kodiak Country. And packing something heavy-duty, mind you.

It would be worthwhile to know whether these people were at all prepared to deal with bears. My guess is they were not armed. If not, they never had a chance, as it's clear the bear was not afraid of people and apparently saw these campers as a food source.

Minimum weapon for this situation would be a .44 Magnum, this combined with some training to hit critical points should the bear become threatening.

[bedolido]

Here's more on the brown bear/kodiak/grizzle

[bwteim]

Only if no one is there to hear it.

[Tijeras_Slim]

there's an abundance of these idiots.

Abundance-2=?

[There's millions of'em]

"...and the sad part is...there's an abundance of these idiots.

Sadly, there aren't enough of them in King Salmon.

[mabelkitty]

I heard some were being distributed via email last week.
The paw was as big as the guy's head.

[dljordan]

They were form Malibu, so I'm betting they weren't armed. They were probably wishing they were armed. I had an old girlfriend who moved to Alaska and she said when they went on a picnic they carried a .12 Ga. with slugs.

[bedolido]

yes. I've stood next to a grizzle standing... of course it was at a restaurant in Portlan, Oregon (area). It's amazing how tall they actually are when standing. The same is true for polar bears.

[Centurion2000]

I wonder if the victims were armed at all. I know I would have been packing if camping in Kodiak Country. And packing something heavy-duty, mind you.

They are from Malibu California, anything powerful enoyugh for bear is probably banned in that godforsaken state.

They had to fly commercial airlines to get to Alaska. The TSA would probably steal or cut up their guns (if possessed) just for kicks.

Odds are highly against them having firearms on the campground.

Of course being next to bears without weapons is a Darwin award candidacy by itself.

[headsonpikes]

Do grizzlies get to be 10 feet tall and weigh 1500 pounds?

Kodiaks are generally considered a subspecies of ursus horribilis(grizzly).

IIRC, their advantage is year-round grub - no hibernating.

[wtc911]

Or maybe they were just sleeping at 3:00 am. Why presume the worst and call the dead idiots?

[Mark17]

I don't know. Do grizzlies get to be 10 feet tall and weigh 1500 pounds?

I saw some Kodiak bears in a zoo once, and I think they were over 10 feet tall. They were gigantic, and that cured any desire I ever had to go hiking in Alaska.

[Spruce]

...training to hit critical points...

Indeed. Shooting a bear in the head just pisses them off even more.

[upcountryhorseman]

Of course they were'nt armed!

[Ranger Drew]

...I grew up in the mountains of Montana. ...and I can tell you just by reading this story,...there were no firearms with these people. 3a.m. or not.