Another Pennsylvania Boy Scout Attacked By Bear
Posted by Tom Remington on October 15, 2007
14-year-old Chris Malasics from Chester County, Pennsylvania was attacked by a black bear. Around 11:30 Friday evening Malasics was in his tent when the bear ripped it down. He was with other scouts camped out at Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County. Malasics curled into a fetal position and played dead while the bear tossed him around like a beach ball.
The scout leader and other scouts tried creating a diversion by banging pots and pans and flashing car headlights. One report out of Pennsylvania described the bears reactions this way.
The bear then started tossing him around. Meanwhile, a scout leader started trying to create a disturbance, banging pots and pans and flashing car headlights. The bear eventually wandered off.
We as outdoor people should pay attention to the last sentence in the above - “The bear eventually wandered off”. It didn’t bolt, run, immediately head for the woods or any such thing. The bear “eventually” just simply “wandered” off. More and more bears have absolutely no fear at all of man and this spells potential danger. We must be made aware.
The boy was treated at a local hospital for cuts and bruises and will undergo rabies shots as a precaution.
Tom Remington
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Sounds like a smart boy with a level head. He knew what to do if attacked and did it. I’m guessing that probably saved his life.
October 15th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
What I forgot to mention in the article is that this particular state park is the same one where a boy scout was attacked by a black bear less than a month ago.
October 15th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
I’m sure you have probably heard that another 12 year old scout was attacked in his tent less than 24 hours later in the same State Park. This park has been known as an area where people have fed bears. This is another example of a reason NOT to feed bears.
October 16th, 2007 at 5:29 am
Retraction: My source was mistaken on dates as he was refering to the attack last month.
October 16th, 2007 at 5:33 am
RR - I can understand why someone would think two attacks occurred back to back as I read one newspaper account that certainly made it sound that way.
To my knowledge, there have been two attacks about one month apart. After the first attack, traps were set out in attempts to catch the bear but with no success. It is my understanding they did trap a bear after the second attack but they are not sure if it was the bear that attacked. They are deciding whether to kill the bear.
People shouldn’t feed bears. They need to learn how to properly store food, etc. and bears in these areas need to be hunted for two reasons - Keep numbers down and instill some fear of humans back into their normal routines.
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October 17th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
hahahah this kid goes to my school. what a wuss. i woulda kicked it in the nose and shot it.
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December 4th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
OMG!I know this kid really well. But he was smart and did the right thing. Im glad he didnt get seriously hurt. At school he tried to make it seem like he lost his arms or something. Haha there is a video on CNN.com. He was so quiet when he was on it!
February 20th, 2008 at 3:25 pm