Bear attack at Split Rock Reservoir, Rockaway, NJ

[bt bowhunter]

Hearing reports on scanner of someone attacked at split rock reservoir. See what details come to light. They were searching for the victim last report. Requesting njsp air unit to assist in aerial search.

[Cousin Brown]

Thats what I heard.  Victim says he can see the helicopter, but they can't see him. Hope he will be ok.

Edited December 20, 2015 by Cousin Brown

[CJ3a]

ROCKAWAY TWP, NJ (MORRIS) *ANIMAL ATTACK* CHARLOTTESBURG RD - SPLIT ROCK RESEVOIR. MULT AGENCIES WRKG TO LOCATE & REMOVE MULT VICS. 1 RPT'D SEVERE LACERATIONS FROM BEAR ATTACK. NJSP HELO ASSISTING. 3 OTHER SUBJECTS IN THE WOODS, UNK INJ.

[Matty]

Wow that's crazy.

 

Hope they'll all be ok. Lot's of bears in that area, but I would think all the hunting pressure would have made them a lot more scarce.

[Bucksnbows]

Details sketchy, but at least one victim with severe lacerations from a black bear attack

 

 

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[Axiom]

 

MULT AGENCIES WRKG TO LOCATE & REMOVE MULT VICS.

 

Hopefully they were anti's...

[3Blade]

I wonder if the anti's will show up to try and prevent the bear from being put down!

[BowhunterNJ]

Nice job on the topic merge whoever did it!

[Matty]

I don't want to derail this topic, but I merged it Matt. However, I was very hesitant... Last time I did it the site crashed (for me only according to Rusty)... and I couldn't get on for over a week. I kept bugging Rusty because I had no other contact with the outside world. lol It was right around the time you did the hibernation or great migration or whatever that was. lol....i tried resetting everything from routers to ip, different computers, etc. Finally one day it just worked again. My Christmas miracle.

Edited December 20, 2015 by Matty

[Rusty]

I don't want to derail this topic, but I merged it Matt. However, I was very hesitant... Last time I did it the site crashed (for me only according to Rusty)... and I couldn't get on for over a week. I kept bugging Rusty because I had no other contact with the outside world. lol It was right around the time you did the hibernation or great migration or whatever that was. lol....i tried resetting everything from routers to ip, different computers, etc. Finally one day it just worked again. My Christmas miracle.

 

And sadly we would have gotten a good hunting story, complete with pictures and everything, if Matty wasn't cut off from the rest of the world.  

[Matty]

Not sure how accurate this info is, but it's all I could find for now.

 

According to this it's a family of four that was in the woods. adult male ventured into a cave and was attacked. 

 

Apparently he is in bad shape but has been found and is being transported by helicoptor.

 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/newjersey/comments/3xlyxf/rockaway_township_bear_attacks_family_of_4/

Edited December 20, 2015 by Matty

[Axiom]

I'm hoping nothing is done to the alleged bear - it's one thing if a bear chases down a human out in the open and mauls them to death, but going into an easily accessible cave in locations where bears are known to frequent is expecting the best out of a dangerous idea. I hike around Splitrock all the time and you won't find my ass blundering into a cave in winter.

 

 

The writer of that quote does have a point.. But what she doesn't realize is THERE ARE TOO MANY BEARS LIVING TO CLOSE TO HUMANS... KILL IT!!!!!

[Kype]

hope everything works out. but i know i would not venture into a cave 

[mmich5569]

Any word?

[EatShot]

Turn in your weapons folks.. The police will help you... Call 911 and the police will come save the day... Hopefully before you bleed to death