Cry from the woods saves cyclist after black bear mauling

May 15, 2006
Source: Globe and Mail
Original story — link verified on May 15, 2006

At dusk Friday, on a wooded single-track mountain-bike trail just outside of Banff, a 41-year-old man riding alone encountered an underweight, young male black bear. The attack was swift and ferocious, with the bear dragging his victim 20 metres off the trail, mauling his chest and arm

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