Name: Lana Hollingsworth Age: 61 Gender: female Date:July 25/ 2011 Bear Species: Black Bear Details:
Woman, 61, dies month after bear scalped her in savage attack as she walked her dog
A woman has died more than four weeks after being scalped and mauled by a bear as she took her dog out for a walk in Pinetop, Arizona.
Lana Hollingsworth, 61, suffered a massive brain haemorrhage after contracting a severe infection from bacteria carried in the bear's claws.
She underwent at eleven operations as surgeons attempted to reattach her scalp and repair her badly-injured arms.
But Mrs Hollingsworth, a mother, lost her battle for survival last night and died at the Healthcare Osborn Medical Center.
The bear was scavenging for trash at a dumpster near Mrs Hollingsworth's vacation home in Pinetop when it attacked her as she took her dog out for a walk on June 28.
It launched itself at Mrs Hollingsworth three times, ripping off part of her scalp with its claws and teeth and tearing at her arms as she tried desperately to defend herself.
Her son, Robert Oates, told Fox 10: 'She has defensive wounds with her arms where it basically just shredded her arms and her biceps... naturally they go for your neck and head, you can imagine without going into gruesome details, what's going on there.
'When the bear would grab her and throw her around, the claws of a bear, and a lot of people don't realize it they stick in you and when it pulls out it just tears flesh away, the worst thing you can imagine.'
Grief: Marv Hollingsworth desperately prayed for his wife Lana to recover from her injuries
The animal only stopped the horrific attack when a neighbour came out and managed to chase it into the woods.
Officials from the state's department of health quickly found the animal and killed it.
Her husband, Marv, rushed out after the attack. He told ABC15: 'She said "Marv, I love you. I'm going to die. I'm going to die, please take care of the dog".
'I knelt down and prayed for her and that was it.'
She underwent seven operations in as many days, while doctors kept her in a medically-induced coma.
During his month-long vigil, an emotional Mr Hollingsworth said; 'She looks like an angel, she doesn't look good but she looks better than she has.'
Her family started a fundraising campaign to help pay for her hospital treatment, and at first medical staff were hopeful she would recover.
But the skin grafts wouldn't heal, and then she developed a serious infection from an unknown bacteria, which is thought to have come from the bear's claws.
They believe the infection led to a brain haemorrhage. She died in hospital yesterday.
Hollingsworth said his wife was an active volunteer since her retirement as a loan officer for a mortgage company.
'She was a very caring person,' he said, his voice choked with emotion.
'She was the first one to sign up to help someone else.'
It comes just weeks after a Californian man was killed by a bear while hiking with his wife in Yellowstone National Park.
Officials say bears are travelling further and further to find food because of wildfires and drought
A woman who was mauled by a bear late last week in Lillooet has been identified as Bernice Evelyn Adloph.
The 72-year-old woman was a well-respected Xaxli’p elder, and was campaigning against harming any of the bears that had been seen on her property in the past.
Four black bears have been caught and killed, but conservation officers have not released any details as to whether one of these bears was responsible for Adolph’s death.
Why she was attacked is still unknown.
The Ministry of Environment is urging people to be “bear aware” this time of year, as bears are out in our communities and searching for food.
Name: Brent Kandra Age: 24 Gender: Male Date:August 20, 2010 Bear Species: Black Bear Details:
An Ohio animal caretaker was mauled to death while feeding a bear. The victim, 24-year-old Brent Kandra, was an employee of Sam Mazzola, an exhibitor of exotic animals.
Investigators are looking into the incident to ascertain what may have provoked the attack.
However it appears the bear was out of its enclosure for the feeding and police were reportedly told that was routine. After the attack authorities were able to get the bear back in its cage without further incident.
News of the attack reached the Lorain County Sheriff's Office about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday via a 911 call. Hours later a spokesman for the Cuyahoga County Coroner confirmed Kandra died Friday morning at MetroHealth Medical Center.
Mazzola was also rushed to a medical care facility after the attack to be treated for an unspecified medical condition.
Previously he's come under fire from animal-rights groups for his unconventional business practices.
PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals) went after Mazzola 4 years ago for his practice of letting paying customers wrestle his black bears according to reports.
Also an inquiry by the Department of Agriculture led to Mazzola losing his license to exhibit exotic animals. Additionally he faced a $13,950 fine for his bear-wrestling act since he didn’t have the proper licensing
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Name: Kevin Kammer Age: 48 Gender: Male Date:July 28, 2010 Bear Species: Grizzly Bear Details:
Kevin Kammer, 48, Has Been Identified As the Man Killed in the Yellowstone Bear Attack at Soda Butte Campground
Kevin Kammer from Grand Rapids enjoyed fly fishing and was on a fishing trip by himself and was sleeping in his tent at the Soda Butte Campground in Montana when he was attacked and killed by a bear.
WOOD TV8 reports that he leaves behind his wife and four children. KTVQ spoke to Kammer's brother-in-law Jim Howard on Thursday morning who spoke fondly of the family member he has lost.
Howard said Kammer "used to give fly fishing lessons. It was kind of a dream of his to be able to go fly fishing in Montana because it's beautiful fly fishing country. I know he was very excited to go on this trip."
Kammer was "devoted to his family and children. That's what he did. That was his life...were his children."
Deb Freele from Ontario was also attacked by the bear but survived by playing dead. A third person, thought to be a teenager was also attacked and suffered puncture wounds on his leg, but is expected to make a full recovery.
A Grizzly Bear and Two of Her Cubs Captured
KTVQ reports that on Thursday morning a mother grizzly bear and two of her cubs were captured, with one cub still in the wilderness. It is thought that the mother bear weighs between 300 to 400 pounds and was captured on Wednesday evening after being lured in to a trap.
Capt. Sam Sheppard, a Fish, Wildlife and Parks warden said they believe they have caught the right bear because it came back to the site of the attack on Wednesday.
"She basically targeted the three people and went after them," Sheppard said. "It was like an archery hunter who gets between a sow and her cubs and she responds to protect them."
The mother bear will be killed, while her cubs will most likely be taken to a sanctuary and will not be allowed to be released in to the wild again.
Name: Erwin Frank Evert Age: 70 Gender: Male Date:June 17, 2010 Bear Species: Grizzly Bear Details:
CODY — Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal mauling by a grizzly bear Thursday of a Shoshone National Forest cabin owner. The incident occurred at a site where a bear had been captured and released earlier that day.
Erwin Frank Evert, 70, of Park Ridge, Ill., was reported missing to a member of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team who had been conducting research in the Kitty Creek drainage, about seven miles east of Yellowstone National Park.
Researchers had earlier trapped and released an adult male grizzly in the area, according to information released by Park County Sheriff Scott Steward.
A longtime friend and professional colleague said Evert was aware that researchers had been trying for several days to trap a bear in the area, and that friends and family members were unsure why he had hiked into the capture site despite knowing the risks.
“None of us understand it and apparently never will,” said retired ecologist Chuck Neal, author of “Grizzlies in the Mist.”
Neal said he often hiked the woods around Yellowstone with Evert, a botanist, sharing a common interest in researching the region’s plants and animals.
Neal, a survivor of several close encounters with grizzlies, said Evert had called him last week asking about a sign posted at Kitty Creek warning about bear-trapping activities, and that Evert was “absolutely aware” of the risks of hiking in the area.
Neal said bear researchers were returning from the capture site when they were told by Evert’s wife, Yolanda, that he was missing.
A study team member went back to the capture site and found Evert’s body. Wardens with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and a sheriff’s deputy responded at 8:30 p.m. to the remote location, about two miles from Highway 14-16-20.
Members of Park County Search and Rescue recovered Evert’s body around midnight, with assistance from Game and Fish workers, who provided armed security, Steward said in a written statement released Friday afternoon.
Steward said that Evert, who was not armed and was not carrying bear spray, apparently wandered into the capture site sometime after the bear had been released.
Neal said he did not know how researchers returning from the site failed to cross paths with Evert while he was hiking in, unless the botanist had left the trail at some point.
2000s
Name, age, gender
Date
Species
Location, comments
Kelly Ann Walz, 37, female
October 4, 2009
Black
Kelly Ann Walz and her husband had an expired license to keep exotic pets for Ross Township, Pennsylvania. On Sunday, Kelly went out to clean the bear's cage. She threw a shovelfull of dog food to one side of the 15x15ft concrete and steel cage so she could clean the other side. Sometime while she was cleaning, the bear attacked and killed her. A neighbor came over and shot the bear, killing it.
Donna Munson, 74, female
August 7 / 2009
Black
Ouray County, Colorado. A 74-year-old woman who was known for leaving food outside her home for bears -- despite several warnings that it was illegal and dangerous to do so -- was killed by a 394-pound Black bear, an autopsy confirmed.
Donna Munson's body had been partially eaten by a bear when she was found outside her home in Ouray County, in southwestern Colorado, on Friday, but Colorado Division of Wildlife officials couldn't immediately confirm what caused her death.
County Sheriff Dominic Mattivi said Monday that an autopsy, performed in neighboring Montrose County, showed Munson had scratches and maul marks consistent with being attacked by a bear. She had no signs of heart damage, ruling out the possibility that she died of a heart attack before being attacked, Mattivi said.
Robert Wagner, 48, male
September 2008
Brown
Sundre area, Alberta. Robert Wagner, 48, of Didsbury, didn't return from a hunting trip to the Sundre area. The medical examiner's office says (Mr Wagner) found near Sundre was mauled to death by a bear.
Cecile Lavoie, 70, female
May 30, 2008
Black
Near La Sarre, Quebec. Lavoie went on a solo fishing trip. After she didn't return to her cabin, her husband went looking for her. He found a bear dragging her body into the woods.
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Stephen Miller, 39, male
April 22, 2008
Brown
Big Bear Lake, California. A famous bear trained to perform in movies unexpectedly turned on a handler, fatally biting him in the neck. The bear was recently featured in the movie Semi-Pro featuring Will Ferrell. Pepper Spray was used to subdue the bear, and no further injuries were reported. The bear was a 7.5-foot (2.3 m) 700-pound (320 kg) 5 year old male named Rocky. He was being held in the "Predators in Action" animal training facility at the time of the incident. The bear's fate has yet to be determined.
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Don Peters, 51, male
November 25, 2007
Brown
Mountain Aire Lodge west of Sundre, about 90 km northwest of Calgary. The 51-year-old did not return from a hunting trip in Western Alberta. He was killed by a grizzly near his vehicle after going hunting alone. His body was found three days later. His rifle was found nearby. It had been fired but there was nothing to indicate the bear had been hit. Officials were trying to trap the bear but would not say whether it would be killed if captured. Upon capture, the bear may be shot, moved to another area or let go, depending on an evaluation of the bear; said Alberta resources spokesman Dave Ealey.
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Nick Ruberto, 22, male
September 5, 2007
Black
While drinking with his friends in Ely, Minnesota, the unfortunate Mr. Ruberto wandered into the woods to urinate. He never returned. Upon waking up the following morning, his friends found his mauled remains 60 yards (55 m) away from the cabin. The bear was later captured and killed by the Minnesota DNR.
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Robin Kochorek, 31, female
July 20, 2007
Black
The 31-year-old woman was reported missing on July 20th after being separated from friends while mountain biking at Panorama Mountain Resort, British Columbia. She was killed by a black bear who was right where the body was recovered at 8 a.m. July 21st. Indications were that the bear had preyed upon this person or obviously was trying to claim ownership. The bear was shot on site by RCMP
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Samuel Evan Ives, 11, male
June 17, 2007
Black
Taken from a tent in American Fork Canyon in the Uinta National Forest in Utah County, Utah where he was sleeping with his stepfather, mother and 6-year-old brother. The bear was later killed by state Wildlife officials.[
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Jean-Francois Pagé, 28, male
April 28, 2006
Brown
Fatally mauled while staking mineral claims near Ross River, Yukon, Canada. He unknowingly walked right past a bear den containing a sow and 2 cubs.
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Killed by a female
while he was walking back to his mining camp after his car had a flat tire at
Bowron River, British Columbia.
Jacqueline Perry,
30, female
September 6, 2005
Black
Killed in a
predatory attack at the Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park, north of Chapleau, Ontario,
Canada. Her husband was seriously injured in the attack. [1]
69, male
August 26, 2005
Black
Fatally mauled
while picking plums at Selkirk, north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Rich Huffman, 61,
male; Kathy Huffman, 58, female
June 23, 2005
Brown
Killed in their
tent at a campsite along the Hulahula river 12 miles upriver from Kaktovik in
Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Isabelle Dube, 35,
female
June 5, 2005
Brown
Killed while
jogging with 2 friends on the Bench Trail in Canmore, Alberta
Merlyn Carter, 71,
male
2005
Black
Found dead in the
main cabin of his fishing camp located 300 km Northeast of Ft. Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Found by their
pilot, dead and partially consumed at Katmai National Park, Alaska on October 6,
2003. Treadwell
was world-famous for his books and documentaries on living with wild bears in
Alaska. State Troopers investigating the incident recovered an audiotape of
the attack. [2]
Forestry worker
April 17, 2003
Black
Stalked, killed and
partially consumed by a large, black bear near Waswanipi, a village in
northern Quebec.
His partially
consumed body was found at Run Amuk campground in Hyder,
Alaska.
Mary-Beth Miller,
24, female
July 2000
Black
Attacked and killed
while on a training run in Quebec,
Canada.
Glena Ann Bradley,
female
May 2000
Black
Killed and
partially consumed by a 112 pound female and her 40 pound yearling. The
attack occurred while she was walking on a trail near Smokey Mountains
Campground near Gatlinburg, Tennessee
1990s
Name, age, gender
Date
Species
Location, Comments
Ned Rasmussen, male
November 1999
Brown
Found dead 2 days
after he disappeared on a deer hunting trip on Uganik Island, Alaska.
Ken Cates, 53, male
May 25, 1999
Brown
Killed while hiking
on the Funny River Trail near Soldotna, Alaska. Investigators found bear blood
at the scene, and determined that Cates fired two shots with his rifle scoring
at least one hit. The bear was never found.
Craig Dahl, 26,
male
May 17, 1998
Brown
Last seen alive
hiking in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park. His partially
consumed remains were found three days later.
Audelio Luis
Cortes, 40, male
February 8, 1998
Brown
Killed by a single
head bite while working with a seismic crew in the Swanson River oil field
near Kenai, Alaska
Christine Ann Courtney, 32,
female
July, 1996
Grizzly Bear
Christine was killed by a Grizzly Bear in July 1996 while hiking with her husband/boyfriend in the Slims River Valley in the Yukon Territories. The bear stalked them but was aiming at the female who was smaller than her male partner. The husband tried to help but he was wounded trying to defend his wife. He survived.
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Marcie Trent, 77,
female; and her son, Larry Waldron, 45
July 1, 1995
Brown
Killed by a bear
defending a moose carcass on the McHugh Creek Trail near Anchorage, Alaska.
found September 1,
1987; missing since July 28, 1987
Brown
His partially
consumed remains were found at Natahki Lake, Many Glacier Valley, Glacier National Park.
Charles Gibbs, 40,
male
April 25, 1987
Brown
He was last seen
alive following and photographing a female with cubs at Elk Mountain in Glacier National Park. Investigators
recovered film of the female approaching in attack mode at 50 yards.
Killed at Granite
Park campsite in Glacier National Park by a female bear.
Helgeson's companion, Roy Ducat, was severely mauled during the attack.
Michelle Koons, 19,
female
August 13, 1967
Brown
Killed at Trout
Lake campsite in Glacier National Park by a female bear.
Although Helgeson and Koons were the
same age and killed on the same night, these were separate attacks by
different bears approximately 10 miles apart. [3]
