Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Black bear killed for swatting man in hot tub


An uninvited guest made a big splash in a hot tub.

Now a 55-year-old Coquitlam man is recovering after being attacked by a black bear while relaxing in the family tub at his Casabella Crescent residence in the north end of Whistler.

The man suffered head wounds in the attack at about 3 p.m.

Chris Doyle of the B.C. Conservation Officers Service said the man is lucky after being hit in the head by the charging bear.

The man had his back to the forest — and the bear — when it swatted him in the head from behind and launched him forward in the hot tub. He scrambled out.

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