Hiker Took Cell Phone Photos Of Bear Before Fatal New Jersey Mauling
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A hiker who was mauled to death by a black bear in September took photos of the lumbering animal just before the fatal attack in a heavily wooded area of northern New Jersey, police said Wednesday.
Authorities in West Milford have released the photos taken from the cell phone of Darsh Patel, 22, of Edison, New Jersey, just before what experts said was a rare attack on a human by a black bear.
Patel’s phone was found in the woods where he was hiking with four friends in the Apshawa Preserve, about 40 miles northwest of New York City, with a bite mark through it, police said.
The photos show the 300-pound bear moving toward Patel before the mauling. The bear had begun to follow the group of hikers and they scattered. Four of them regrouped, but Patel was missing, according to a police statement released in September.
His body was found about two hours later. The bear was located and killed, police said.
Black bear attacks on humans are extremely rare, according to the North American Bear Center. There are an estimated 750,000 black bears across North America, the center said.
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so no photos of the ? before he got mauled by a bear, you wack man
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The Bear keeping it real.
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detcatinva wrote: »so no photos of the ? before he got mauled by a bear, you wack man
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The bear kept it....................................... B-REAL..
.....BECAUSE THAT DAY HE HAD TIME CUZZ!Im allowed one wack joke a week people. -
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They killed the bear like it went crazy. ? , the bear did what it was supposed to do.
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His body was found about two hours later. The bear was located and killed, police said.
this is ? though, you run the risk of putting yourself on the menu when you out in the woods ...its not like he broke into someones house and ate'em -
detcatinva wrote: »so no photos of the ? before he got mauled by a bear, you wack man
Darsh Patel? Highly doubt he's a cracka, none the less
why'd they ? the bear tho? Seems excessive
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I'm guessing the bear wasn't photogenic
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detcatinva wrote: »so no photos of the ? before he got mauled by a bear, you wack man
Darsh Patel? Highly doubt he's a cracka, none the less
why'd they ? the bear tho? Seems excessive
he was a BLACK bear
you really asked that question bruh?
/that bear died for the struggle -
RIP Bear
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blakfyahking wrote: »detcatinva wrote: »so no photos of the ? before he got mauled by a bear, you wack man
Darsh Patel? Highly doubt he's a cracka, none the less
why'd they ? the bear tho? Seems excessive
he was a BLACK bear
you really asked that question bruh?
/that bear died for the struggleblakfyahking wrote: »detcatinva wrote: »so no photos of the ? before he got mauled by a bear, you wack man
Darsh Patel? Highly doubt he's a cracka, none the less
why'd they ? the bear tho? Seems excessive
he was a BLACK bear
you really asked that question bruh?
/that bear died for the struggle
Wrd black n brown bears get shot on sight...
if it was a polar bear.
Them cacs would of been waiting in the cold for 8 hrs, talking bout, "everything will b alright buddy, Just come out the cave with your Hands up" -
His body was found about two hours later. The bear was located and killed, police said.
this is ? though, you run the risk of putting yourself on the menu when you out in the woods ...its not like he broke into someones house and ate'em
Other bears out here pointing the finger?
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That bear didn't ask for any of this ? .smh
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They can't just call him a bear huh? ? crackers he didn't ask to be filmed he was just chilling.
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detcatinva wrote: »so no photos of the ? before he got mauled by a bear, you wack man
nah dude was a indian, he went to my school -
Don't take pics with bears.
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leftcoastkev wrote: »
RIP Bear
Bear was a thug. Had it coming. -
detcatinva wrote: »so no photos of the ? before he got mauled by a bear, you wack man
Darsh Patel sounds like an indian name though. -
Damn he got that Kanye vs Paparrazzi treatment
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Black bears get shot every day b...
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Black Power.
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There are soooooo many bears in New Jersey. I ain't really scared of black bears like I am a grizzly, and we have a ton of black bears in MN. But I still wouldnt ? with a black beat no way.
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leftcoastkev wrote: »
RIP Bear
Bear was a thug. Had it coming.
Damn. He must have charged like a raging black teen. If he would have maintained his bearness his black ass would be alive. -