Hunter Is Bit Twice by Downed Black Bear
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A black bear bit a hunter who had just shot it four times in what game authorities said appeared to be a first for the state.
Samuel H. Beauchamp, 47, said he was approaching the downed 320-pound bear in Rothrock State Forest when it lunged.
Beauchamp said the bear bit him twice, once in each thigh, before dying. He was treated at a hospital for the wounds.
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