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New Mexico man explains how he survived a bear attack
KRQE ^
| Aug 14, 2018
| Francesca Washington
Posted on 08/14/2018 12:15:14 PM PDT by george76
RATON, N.M. - A New Mexico man is sharing his story of survival after he was attacked by a bear while walking his dogs.
He killed the bear while its jaw was clamped around his leg, and the jaw stayed that way for a while.
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When he saw me, he pinned his ears down and immediately made a big charge at me," said Petrini.
That's when the struggle began.
"Down the hill, we went again rolling and he had bit me a time or two but he was never able to get on my upper body, so my legs took most of it," said Petrini.
Petrini says he was armed with a pistol and shot the bear as he was being mauled.
"Somehow or another, he had bitten down on my calf muscle it had basically twisted it over his bottom jaw so he died with his teeth locked and so I wasn't able to get away from him," Petrini said.
Raton Fire Department, along with Game and Fish, responded to the scene, but moving the nearly 400-pound animal proved challenging so they eventually sawed the bear's head off, leaving it attached to Petrini's leg.
"When they cut the bear's head off then they were able to maneuver to where the could get it off my leg," Petrini said.
He was flown to UNM Hospital where they deal with injuries from bear attacks from time to time.
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Petrini says he spent a week in the hospital. He got more than 200 stitches and suffered extensive nerve and tissue damage in his right leg.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbc4i.com ...
TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; armedcitizen; attack; banglist; bear; bearattack; bearattacks; guns; montana; newmexico; rkba; secondamendment; selfdefense
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Most fatal attacks by North American black bears during the past century were conducted by lone, male animals that stalked and then killed their human victims as prey.
A mother bear with cubs is not the most dangerous.
~ Dr. Stephen Herrero , University of Calgary
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:15:14 PM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
400 Pounds !
Gadzooks.
Quite the cautionary tale.
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:36:49 PM PDT
by
onona
(It is often wise to allow a person a graceful path.)
To: george76
so they eventually sawed the bear's head off, leaving it attached to Petrini's leg. If he left it on, it would make a great cocktail conversation starter at parties, as well as an excellent pick up line for women who might be curious.
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:38:29 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: TEXOKIE; Whenifhow; MileHi; Mr. Silverback; Alamo-Girl; cripplecreek; bicyclerepair; apillar; ...
UN Agenda 21 ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:41:18 PM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Why does the press never think to ask about the gun used in these attacks?
Captain Obvious...sez..."Because they wouldn't know or care about the significance of the answer."
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:43:06 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
To: PGR88
“So . . . what’s the story on the bear head?”
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:48:16 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
To: G Larry
I used to own a S&W 460V. If a bear would have survived that, it would have had to deal with impaired hearing.
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:50:02 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
To: Jeff Chandler
The only 460 I ever owned powered my 74 Mercury Marquis.....
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:51:39 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
To: george76
Where were the dogs during this episode?
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:52:05 PM PDT
by
dartuser
To: marktwain
To: G Larry
VS
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posted on
08/14/2018 12:57:24 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
To: PGR88
😈
To: kanawa
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posted on
08/14/2018 1:03:03 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: george76
400 Pounds. Grumpy old boar. Good thing the guy was healed.
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posted on
08/14/2018 1:03:56 PM PDT
by
MileHi
(Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
To: dartuser
I anything like my dog, barking from a safe distance away.
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posted on
08/14/2018 1:22:04 PM PDT
by
Rio
(I was deplorable when deplorable wasn't cool.)
To: george76
Petrini says he was armed with a pistol and shot the bear as he was being mauled. That is about the only way you are going to survive being mauled by a 400 lb bear. A great argument for being armed.
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posted on
08/14/2018 1:24:18 PM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
Thanks.
I will see if I can contact Bridger.
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posted on
08/14/2018 1:24:57 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: dartuser
To: DuncanWaring
Wow, quite the encounter!
Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
08/14/2018 1:38:08 PM PDT
by
kanawa
(Trump Loves a Great Deal)
To: george76
What kind of gun was he carrying?
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