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Utah construction worker fights off ‘crazy’ black bear during campsite attack: report
Bearly a scratch.
A Utah construction worker survived an attack from a massive, “son of a bitch” black bear who snuck up on him while at a popular campsite, according to a report.
Nate Peterson, 43, was part of a four-person crew working in a cabin in Bryce Woodlands, Utah, when the 300-pound behemoth bruin pinned him on a cot, KTSU reported.
“Crazy bear. I was just sitting there minding my own business,” Peterson told the outlet from a Sevier Valley Hospital room. “But this son of a bitch just kept chasing us down.”
“Bear walked up and hit the side of my bed. Then he came over and jumped on my bed… And then he jumped down and bit my arm and I went to screaming and threw him off and started throwing stuff at him,” Peterson recounted.
“It’s a whole other experience. It’s nothing like getting bit by a dog or getting sewn off of a horse or anything.”
The 43-year-old said the bear was undeterred by the desperate defensive measures and proceeded to stalk the construction worker — who said he’s had encounters with docile black bears before.
“Three times,” Peterson said. “They just walked up, looked and turned around and walked off. Usually they get a whiff of you and they leave.”
Peterson escaped the would-be maneater and called his wife on the way to the hospital, he told the outlet.
“I thought he was joking,” Anna Peterson told the outlet, adding that she then rushed to meet him at the hospital.
Wildlife officials tracked down the belligerent bear and euthanized him on Wednesday, according to the report.
The grizzled survivor offered one piece of advice to those taking on a bear: “Don’t give up. Just fight.”
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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton, running for reelection, addresses delegates during the Davis County Republican Party nominating convention at Syracuse High School on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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A new bar brings the Himalayas to the foot of Big Cottonwood Canyon
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Zion National Park closes popular trail during ongoing search and rescue operation – KSLNewsRadio
FILE: An entrance to Zion National Park is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The West Rim and Angel’s Landing Trails are temporarily closed in Zion National Park for an ongoing search and rescue operation. (Ravel Call, Deseret News)
(Ravel Call, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — The West Rim and Angel’s Landing Trails are temporarily closed in Zion National Park for an ongoing search and rescue operation.
According to park officials, an incident occurred on the Angels Landing trail at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, April 17.
At the time of publication, emergency services and search and rescue officials were on the scene.
Views along the Angel’s Landing Trail, Zion National Park. (KSL)
No further information was available.
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