Sunday, 5. September 2004
Topic: NEWS english - on September 5, 2004 at 2:01:00 PM CEST
Bikers battle grizzly bear
A mountain biker on Togwotee Pass fought off repeated charges by a grizzly bear Sunday until a companion drove the animal off with pepper spray.
Kirk Speckhals escaped his encounter with the grizzly without a scratch; he had only four dirt marks from the bear's claws on his forearm, a punctured bicycle tire and bent rim. He said he hopes others learn from the mistakes he made during his ride around Pinnacle Buttes and past Kissinger Lakes including not making enough noise to warn bears, not riding together and not carrying pepper spray.
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