The hunter becomes the hunted: a ‘dead’ bear shot with a rifle jumps up and attacks his would-be killer
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The hunter becomes the hunted: a ‘dead’ bear shot with a rifle jumps up and attacks his would-be killer
- Alex Machavo, 22, was attacked and bitten repeatedly by a bear after shooting at it
- Machavo and the beast struggled down a hill
- The fighter’s injuries did not appear to be life-threatening
A hunter is brutally beaten after a missed shot failed to kill a bear.
Alex Machavo of Medford, Oregon, was attacked by the injured animal near Shady Cove on Thursday.
According to Andrea Carlson, the spokeswoman for a local sheriff, tThe hunter and his injured target rolled down a 50-foot embankment as the bear bit 22-year-old Machavo all the way down.
Black bears number about 30,000 in Oregon and are the most common bear in North America
A second hunter, 24-year-old Nathan Shinn of Phoenix, Oregon, eventually managed to shoot and kill the wounded animal.
The deputies found Machavo on a forest road and had him rushed to a hospital in Medford.
Machavo’s condition was unavailable, but Carlson says his injuries did not appear life-threatening.
Shinn was unharmed. Carlson says the hunters had a tag that allowed them to legally shoot the bear.
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