Arizona: Drinking coffee and was attacked by a bear – dead 66, animal killed

An Arizona man died Friday after being mauled by a black bear that was shot by his neighbor.

the 66χρονος Stephen Jackson He was drinking his coffee in a wooded area in Yavapai County, where he was building a cabin, when he was attacked by a big bear.

He tried to save himself and ask for helpwith Neighbour To hear his voice, said the local mayor.

“They tried to get the bear to stop attacking, they fired missiles, they did different things. But they didn’t succeed.”

The bear He dragged the 66-year-old for some distancebefore his neighbor appears and shoots her with a gun. However, the man was already dead.

The sheriff’s office received several calls and police, along with wildlife officials, rushed to the scene.

The victim appears He had no food or anything else that might attract a bear in his hut.

The bear is estimated to be between 6 and 10 years old and police have assured the public that it is no longer in danger.

The sheriff said that although there are many bears in the greater area, such attacks are “extremely rare”. According to him, the last fatal bear attack in the state was in 2011.

With information from NBC News