Eastern NC Man Shares Close Encounter with Western Carolina Bears

Eastern NC man shares close encounter with western Carolina bears

An eastern Carolina man visiting his home in the western part of the state had a close encounter with not just one, but two black bears.

Red Bay Lodge co-owner recounts close encounter with mother bear

Mat Dwyer knows he is lucky to have escaped with nothing more than a bruise on his thigh after he got between a mama bear and her cub at his family’s lodge at Red Bay early Wednesday morning.