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04-24-2008, 02:48 PM
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bearattack23apr23,0,4860116.story
A 700-pound grizzly bear attacked and killed a Canyon Country man Tuesday at a compound near Big Bear Lake that trains wild animals for movies and television work, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said.
For unknown reasons, the bear lunged at 39-year-old Stephan Miller, a trainer at Randy Miller's Predators in Action, about 3 p.m. and bit him in the neck, said sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Beavers.
Two other trainers subdued the 5-year-old, 7 1/2 -foot-tall grizzly with pepper spray and were unhurt, Beavers said. The Predators in Action website says the bear appears in the recent WiIl Ferrell movie "Semi-Pro."
Miller, cousin of Randy Miller, was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's spokeswoman said.
The Dept. of Fish and Game are considering euthanizing "Rocky" the bear, but have not made a decision. The late trainer's colleagues want the State to spare the bear's life
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bear24apr24,1,2281018.story
A 700-pound grizzly bear attacked and killed a Canyon Country man Tuesday at a compound near Big Bear Lake that trains wild animals for movies and television work, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said.
For unknown reasons, the bear lunged at 39-year-old Stephan Miller, a trainer at Randy Miller's Predators in Action, about 3 p.m. and bit him in the neck, said sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Beavers.
Two other trainers subdued the 5-year-old, 7 1/2 -foot-tall grizzly with pepper spray and were unhurt, Beavers said. The Predators in Action website says the bear appears in the recent WiIl Ferrell movie "Semi-Pro."
Miller, cousin of Randy Miller, was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's spokeswoman said.
The Dept. of Fish and Game are considering euthanizing "Rocky" the bear, but have not made a decision. The late trainer's colleagues want the State to spare the bear's life
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bear24apr24,1,2281018.story