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COMMENT 337513	2012-10-31 10:34 AM
For black bear attacks, it is recommended that you make yourself appear to be as big as possible and yell. For Grizzly bear, curl up in a ball, protecting your stomach and cover the back of your neck and head with your heads. To reduce the likelihood of being attacked, talk while hiking and if in Grizzly near territory, wearing noisemakers, such as bells, is recommended. Finally, if you see bear cubs, assume the mother is nearby, and leave the area.
COMMENT 337404	2012-10-31 07:47 AM
Attack? The bear tried to shake hands and accidentally grazed her arm. Then, when she froze, it came and sniffed her. If that qualifies as an attack, what about the drifters on lower State? Protecting their young I suppose.
COMMENT 337288P	2012-10-30 06:02 PM
Don't bother playing dead. Bears eat carrion.
COMMENT 337270	2012-10-30 04:28 PM
Shame, hope she makes a full recovery. Just another reminder that we need to be safe out there.
COMMENT 337169	2012-10-30 12:53 PM
Hate to tell you but this was on KEYT on the 19th.
COMMENT 337132	2012-10-30 11:44 AM
So much for "man's best friend." A few days ago we had the story where the guy got hit and killed by a train trying to save his dog--the dog lived and didn't even notice he was missing. Now the same thing with this woman and her three dogs.
COMMENT 337124	2012-10-30 11:30 AM
This is that 10/19 story about the woman who was attacked by the bear protecting its cub. The woman survived by rolling down a hill and playing dead, while the 3 dogs she was walking ran off and lived to hike another day. One story I read said they wouldn't do anything to the momma bear because it was protecting its cub, and another said they were actively hunting the mother and would kill her if they found her. I wonder which one is true?
COMMENT 337090	2012-10-30 10:54 AM
News travels out of Ojai by pony express...
COMMENT 337087P	2012-10-30 10:50 AM
ok, they answered my question :-) http://www.independent.com/news/2012/oct/30/trail-closed-after-black-bear-attack/
COMMENT 337087P	2012-10-30 10:21 AM
I'd like to know more about the bear attack... Was the person injured or killed?
ROGER DODGER	2012-10-30 09:36 AM
Wow October 19th news is catching up only took a week and a half to hear this Amazing..

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