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http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1267200,00.htmlMan Hikes For Miles After Bear Attack
Updated: 09:50, Thursday May 24, 2007
A photographer whose face was ripped and gouged in a grizzly bear attack had to walk miles before finding help in the US state of Wyoming.
The man suffered severe facial injuries when the animal used its claws to savage him in Yellowstone National Park.
He had been photographing wild bears in the park when a female with a cub lunged at him.
The man, believed to be in his late 50s, survived the attack but had to walk up to three miles before being helped by other park visitors at around 1pm on Wednesday.
He was taken to hospital but officials have declined to comment on his condition.
Yellowstone spokesman Al Nash said: "I was told that the injuries to his face were severe."
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He added that the injuries were of a type that result from clawing and said park officials would be investigating the attack.
Grizzly bears and black bears, including sows with cubs, are active in the spring.
Park visitors are encouraged to travel in groups and make noise so the bears can hear them coming and are not surprised.
They are also advised to carry pepper spray in case they come into contact with bears.
Yellowstone authorities say they have a good record when it comes to bears, with only eight people suffering minor injuries since 2000.
The last report of a person being killed by a bear in the park was in 1986.
Updated: 09:50, Thursday May 24, 2007
A photographer whose face was ripped and gouged in a grizzly bear attack had to walk miles before finding help in the US state of Wyoming.
The man suffered severe facial injuries when the animal used its claws to savage him in Yellowstone National Park.
He had been photographing wild bears in the park when a female with a cub lunged at him.
The man, believed to be in his late 50s, survived the attack but had to walk up to three miles before being helped by other park visitors at around 1pm on Wednesday.
He was taken to hospital but officials have declined to comment on his condition.
Yellowstone spokesman Al Nash said: "I was told that the injuries to his face were severe."
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He added that the injuries were of a type that result from clawing and said park officials would be investigating the attack.
Grizzly bears and black bears, including sows with cubs, are active in the spring.
Park visitors are encouraged to travel in groups and make noise so the bears can hear them coming and are not surprised.
They are also advised to carry pepper spray in case they come into contact with bears.
Yellowstone authorities say they have a good record when it comes to bears, with only eight people suffering minor injuries since 2000.
The last report of a person being killed by a bear in the park was in 1986.