US EditionAuthorities shoot and kill black bear believed to have fatally mauled man in Arkansas
A juvenile male black bear was killed after being linked to the rare fatal attack on a camper, amid Arkansas' estimated 5,000 to 6,000 black bears, officials said.
- On Thursday, Oct. 2, Max Thomas, 60, of Springfield, Missouri, was found several yards from his Sam's Throne Campground campsite; Sheriff Glenn Wheeler said the cause was `animal mauling`.
- On Sunday, Oct. 5, cameras at Sam's Throne captured images of a bear near the campsite, and authorities said the photos resembled those taken by the victim, triggering a search with local hunters and hounds.
- Arkansas Game and Fish officials described the bear as a juvenile male likely weaned this year, with weight estimates between 150 and 170 pounds.
- Sam's Throne Campground will remain closed while authorities transport the dead bear to Little Rock, Arkansas for necropsy and DNA testing to confirm a 100% match.
- This was the second fatal bear attack in Arkansas within a month, following Vernon Patton, 72's death, and officials urged campers to secure food and avoid approaching animals, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said.
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Arkansas State Crime Lab confirmed that the cause of death was an animal attack, classified as accidental.
Newton County, Arkansas Sheriff’s Office IDs bear attack victim from Springfield - Springfield Daily Citizen
The sheriff's office also says the bear suspected of mauling a Springfield man was tracked and killed. The post Newton County, Arkansas Sheriff’s Office IDs bear attack victim from Springfield appeared first on Springfield Daily Citizen.
Bear likely responsible for fatal attack in Newton County has been killed
A bear that authorities believe to be responsible for the recent death of a 60-year-old Missouri man who’d been camping in Newton County has been killed. The victim of that attack has been identified as Max Thomas of Springfield, Missouri. The pursuit of the animal suspected of attacking Thomas began on Sunday, when a bear was caught on camera in Sam’s Throne Recreation Area in the Ozark National Forest, close to where Thomas had been camping, a…
Arkansas Man Killed In Possible Bear Attack
A quiet camping trip in the Ozark National Forest ended in tragedy. Officials believe a 60-year-old Missouri man was killed in a rare bear attack.When his family couldn’t reach him for days, they called police in Newton County. Officers arrived at Sam’s Throne campground to a grim scene. The man’s body was found just yards from his tent. Sheriff Glenn Wheeler described the injuries as “consistent with a large carnivore attack.”The suspected bea…
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