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Hiker Kicks Grizzly to Survive Canadian Encounter

June 1 2005 at 9:50 AM
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FFTimes reports Lyle Simpson survived a grizzly attack when used a martial arts kick to the bear’s face near the Whispering Pines Bible camp in Alberta.

Simpson said a cub was nearby and the mother charged him. He started running and fell. As the bear bit his arm he kicked it in the face. He had six stitches to his arm.

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http://americasroof.com/wp/archives/2005/06/01/hiker-kicks-grizzly-to-survive-canadian-encounter/

 
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