Thanks to Paul B. for this one:
Bicyclist hits bear while going 45 mph
BOULDER, Colo., June 26 (UPI) -- A Colorado man said he is glad he survived after hitting a large bear while traveling about 45 mph on his bicycle.
Tim Egan was on a bike ride in Boulder County when he had an unexpected collision with a bear he estimates weighed 500 pounds and was six feet tall, KCNC-TV, Denver, reported.
"This bear looked at me with a look of terror on his face and sort of made a noise. I looked at him with a look of terror and we went, 'aaaahhhhh'," Egan said.
Egan, 53, said his bike flipped over the bear and smacked the pavement before the huge animal ran away.
"When I tell people, they say 'Right, are you kidding me, who hits a bear?'" he said.
Egan said he was able to ride his bike to a medical center to get treatment for cracked ribs, cuts and abrasions after Tuesday's incident.
2 comments:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
This story displays self-reporting bias. Forty-five miles per hour? Five-hundred pounds? Maybe a giant Die Hard III explosion also happened on impact, Mr. Eagan.
Also, how is this story preempting original musings about Baltomaster?
Sorry, that charge of exaggeration should be directed to Mr. Egan, not Mr. Eagan.