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They tried fishing in several creeks. By late afternoon George Halfkenny had caught four speckled trout, which he carried in his pocket. About 5:30 p.m., at Stone Creek, George decided to fish some more. The others remained in the car while he walked a short distance along the bank of the stream.<\/p>\n

A little while later George\u2019s brother, Mark, and Billy Rhindress decided either to also try fishing or to look for George. Richard Rhindress, the oldest boy in the group, decided to stay behind and catch up on sleep. At about 6:30 p.m. Richard woke up and wondered where his companions were. He shouted and honked the horn, but there was no response. A bit later he drove around looking for them, thinking that perhaps they had come out elsewhere along the road.<\/p>\n

Later on he returned to where he had last seen them and explored along the creek bank. Mike Cramond, a journalist who later investigated the incident, thought that Richard Rhindress could have been within one hundred feet of the bear and his dead companions.10 Finding no one, he returned to the car, drove home, and reported what had happened. A search party was soon organized. The subsequent discovery of the boys\u2019 bodies and the killing of a 276- pound male black bear, which was positively linked to the deaths of the boys, allow the following interpretation of events: George Halfkenny, who had gone fishing alone and had four fish in his pocket, was probably the first to be killed.<\/p>\n

He seemed to have been attacked from behind, probably while intent on fishing. Generally the woods were thick enough that a bear could have stalked close to George without the boy being aware of it. George may have put up a fight, because branches were found broken at the scene of the attack.<\/p>\n

The bear dragged his victim away from the creek in a semicircle and stored the body about 55 yards upstream. A short while later Mark Halfkenny and Billy Rhindress had apparently proceeded about 110 yards up the stream when they either surprised the bear, which by now had dragged George across the creek, or were ambushed by the bear while they were hiking.<\/p>\n

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Distributed by NATIONAL BOOK NETWORK Copyright \u00a9 1985, 2002, 2018 by Stephen Herrero All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available ISBN 978-1-4930-2941-9 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-4930-3457-4 (e-book) The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences\u2014Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI\/NISO Z39.48-1992.<\/p>\n

Printed in the United States of America 1kitap1.com\/en ACKNOWLEDGMENTS With thanks to each of the hundreds of people and agencies that not only made my book possible but made it a pleasure to write. Special thanks to those who reviewed and made editorial suggestions concerning the draft manuscript: Peter Burford, Gray Campbell, Dr. Fred Dean, Bev Diamond, Dr. Richard Knight, Cliff Martinka, Martha McCallum, Wayne McCrory, Dr. Lynn Rogers, Richard Russell, Barney Smith, Linda Sutterlin, Dr. Dixon Thompson, and David and Robin Wensley-Hamer.<\/p>\n

I also thank the following agencies for their financial support: Canadian National Sportsmen\u2019s Fund; National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada; Alberta Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation; the University of Calgary; and the Killam Foundation. Thanks to Alaska Northwest Publishing Company, Anchorage, for permission to quote extensively from Larry Kaniut\u2019s book, Alaska Bear Tales, 1983.<\/p>\n

1kitap1.com\/en A CAUTION TO READERS BEAR ATTACKS: THEIR CAUSES AND AVOIDANCE Bear attacks are rare, but can cause injury or death. Bears are complex, fascinating animals. As with people, this makes the specific behavior of a given bear, at a certain time, difficult to predict. In this book I distill a lot of experience, knowledge, and understanding regarding bears. By applying this understanding you should increase your margin of safety and enjoyment in bear country. You will find out how unlikely injury is.<\/p>\n

Even if you act as I suggest, however, I can\u2019t guarantee a bear won\u2019t injure you. 1kitap1.com\/en CONTENTS Foreword by Paul Schullery Introduction to the 2018 Revised Edition Introduction 1. Grizzly Bear Attacks 2.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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