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Sheer luck mauling victim Greg Flaaten found

May 14, 2006
Source: Calgary Sun
Original storylink verified on May 14, 2006

The abandoned mountain bike was a sign something was wrong, but it was the distant cry of "grizzly" that chilled a pair of riders and sent them scrambling for help. Robin Borstmayer, 40 and his friend Robert Earl, 41, say it was luck that had them biking along a popular trail in Banff Friday night that led them to save the life of Greg Flaaten.

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