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  • Bear Eats Man In Northern California

    Bear Eats Man In Northern California

    A large black bear was found eating the remains of a man in Humboldt County, California earlier this week.

    The man had gone to check on his water supply and suffered from a heart attack in the process. He died before the bear found him and was not attacked by the bear, but consumed after his death.

    According to the police, the bear had managed to eat nearly 85 percent of the man’s body.

    In spite of this, authorities say that there is no reason to think that the bear is a threat to anyone and insisted that it did not attack or kill the man, but was only acting as a scavenger.

    “The bear does not pose a public threat,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesman Andrew Hughan said. “It was just doing what bears do.”

    Police used dentures and clothing to identify the man as Marion Lee Williams, who was 65 years old.

    He had been dead for at least a week when his remains were found.

    Williams lived off the grid and had been missing since October 8.

    His friends said that they hadn’t seen Williams in several days but were not worried at first. They eventually went to look for him and found his body a short distance from his home.

    Black bears have been known to attack humans if provoked, but most bears are more afraid of people than people are afraid of them, and prefer to stay hidden in the forest. Bears do hunt, but like most animals they prefer an easy meal and have been known to act as scavengers.

    The bear likely wondered across the man’s body and saw it as an opportunity for an easy meal.

  • Black Bear Eats Most of California Man’s Body After Heart Attack

    Authorities say a black bear ate the body of a California man after he collapsed and died of a heart attack.

    Marion Lee Williams, 65, died at some point last week not far from his property, within the bear’s territory, said Humboldt County Deputy Coroner Roy Horton.

    “The bear did eat most of this guy,” he said. “He was about 85 percent consumed.”

    Horton speculates the bear probably came across Williams’ body and dragged the body into a cave to eat. Williams had apparently collapsed and died sometime last week. There is no evidence the bear attacked the man.

    “It looks like he collapsed and died,” he said. “The bear comes along and sees a potential food source.”

    Williams was identified via fingerprints, dentures and pieces of clothing.

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife considered searching for the bear to potentially euthanize it, spokesman Andrew Hughan said. But the bear was long gone.

    “The bear does not pose a public threat,” Hughan said. “It was just doing what bears do.”

    “We’re not going to find the bear,” he said. “The bear was behaving naturally.”

    Williams lived a solitary life “off the grid” in a trailer in the community of Briceland, California, six miles west of Redway, according to authorities.

    He was last seen on Oct. 8, but friends didn’t report him missing until Saturday.

    When his friends still hadn’t heard from him, they searched his property and found his remains.