Mtn biker mauled by bear
06-14-21, 01:22 PM
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Mtn biker mauled by bear
Check out this article about a mtn biker who was racing round a bend in Glacier National park and ran into a bear. There is a photograph of the collision site on the trail from the official investigation. It shows a person barely visible who is 37 feet away from the photographer. Traveling at a speed of 20-25 mph the biker would have reached the hiker in about one second.
From invisible to in-your-face in one second. This close encounter proved fatal.
https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outd...y-bear-attack/
From invisible to in-your-face in one second. This close encounter proved fatal.
https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outd...y-bear-attack/
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06-14-21, 01:35 PM
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I remember when this happened (kind of local to me)....it was 5 years ago.
A few years after this we had a mountain biker get killed by a Cougar on the west side of Washington State.
A few years after this we had a mountain biker get killed by a Cougar on the west side of Washington State.
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Originally Posted by aplcr0331
I remember when this happened (kind of local to me)....it was 5 years ago.
A few years after this we had a mountain biker get killed by a Cougar on the west side of Washington State.
A few years after this we had a mountain biker get killed by a Cougar on the west side of Washington State.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/cougar-kil...ry?id=55304163
Lots of hikers and mt bikers in that area.
06-14-21, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Bald Paul
And some say road cycling is too dangerous.....
The story posted by the OP was from 4.5 years ago.
06-14-21, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Rdmonster69
Every time I have ever hiked in bear country (black bear no less) I have carried a magnum caliber pistol. If I was out west in Grizzly/Wolf/Cougar country I would always be packing when out in their territory. Black bears are tame by comparison. Maybe I'm a Nancy but seems like people are on the menu in that area.
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Originally Posted by dedhed
It wasn't a predatory attack, the biker collided with the bear
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Originally Posted by aclinjury
road cycling is definitely more dangerous than mtb'ing. I hear and seen more road deaths than mtb deaths.
The story posted by the OP was from 4.5 years ago.
The story posted by the OP was from 4.5 years ago.
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Originally Posted by dedhed
It wasn't a predatory attack, the biker collided with the bear
