skeptical
April 23rd, 2008, 09:34 AM
BIG BEAR CITY (KABC) -- A bear attacked and killed an animal trainer in Big Bear on Tuesday afternoon.
The San Bernardino County Fire Department confirmed a call came in around 2:40 p.m. from Predators in Action, Inc., indicating there was a bear attack. Sheriff's deputies from the Big Bear Lake Station went to Predators In Action, at 43676 Eagle Rd., responding to a report of an animal attack. San Bernardino County Fire personnel were first to arrive on scene, where they confirmed the death of a trainer working with a bear.
According to authorities, three trainers were outside the facility in a fenced-in area training a 5-year-old grizzly bear. The bear lunged at one of the trainers and bit him on the neck. The trainer, 39-year-old Stephan Miller from Canyon Country, died at the scene.
The Web site for the company described itself as having "a perfect safety record with absolutely no accidents or mishaps."
Guess they can't say that anymore!
Link for rest of story:http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=6097429
The San Bernardino County Fire Department confirmed a call came in around 2:40 p.m. from Predators in Action, Inc., indicating there was a bear attack. Sheriff's deputies from the Big Bear Lake Station went to Predators In Action, at 43676 Eagle Rd., responding to a report of an animal attack. San Bernardino County Fire personnel were first to arrive on scene, where they confirmed the death of a trainer working with a bear.
According to authorities, three trainers were outside the facility in a fenced-in area training a 5-year-old grizzly bear. The bear lunged at one of the trainers and bit him on the neck. The trainer, 39-year-old Stephan Miller from Canyon Country, died at the scene.
The Web site for the company described itself as having "a perfect safety record with absolutely no accidents or mishaps."
Guess they can't say that anymore!
Link for rest of story:http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local&id=6097429