Man attacked by bear in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Name: Man attacked by bear in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Uploaded: 2025-01-21T18:02:00-0500
Duration: 25 s
Description: It was a close call for a man who was attacked by a bear in Carbon County and it was caught on camera. The video shows the bear approaching the man in Jim Thorpe on Sunday. That man tries to walk away but the bear follows and then jumps on him. A quick-thinking neighbor then grabs a gun and shoots the bear. The Game Commission said black bears in Pennsylvania are generally nonconfrontational.

It was a close call for a man who was attacked by a bear in Carbon County and it was caught on camera. The video shows the bear approaching the man in Jim Thorpe on Sunday. That man tries to walk away but the bear follows and then jumps on him. A quick-thinking neighbor then grabs a gun and shoots the bear. The Game Commission said black bears in Pennsylvania are generally nonconfrontational.