November 25, 1913 – In a bizarre incident that has left residents of the small town of Alpine in shock, a man has been caught in a compromising position with a mother bear whose cub he had just killed. Tex Wood, a local resident, was seen in a hugging match with the enraged bear, squeezing her to death in a desperate attempt to escape. Witnesses claim that Wood had shot the cub just moments earlier, prompting the mother bear’s fatal attack.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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