College wrestler injured saving teammate from bear attack:
A Wyoming college wrestler didn’t hesitate to help when a grizzly bear attacked his teammate, even though it meant he got attacked himself.
Brady Lowry and three of his wresting teammates from Northwest College were antler hunting Saturday near Cody, Wyoming, when two of them were suddenly attacked by a grizzly bear.
“It was a big bear. Looked scary, mean, teeth, drooling, breath stank,” Brady Lowry said. “Broke my arm. That was the first thing it got. It bit me on the arm and shook me around, threw me.”
He says teammate Kendell Cummings began yelling at the bear, trying to get its attention. He then kicked it and pulled at its fur. The bear eventually chased after Cummings.
“It tackled me and chewed me up a little bit. And then when it was done, it wandered off, and I started calling out for Brady to make sure he was all right,” Cummings said.
The bear circled back and attacked Cummings a second time, injuring his head and cheek, but it eventually took off.
I don’t care if the bear got bored and went back to its PlayStation. They fought the bear to a standstill, will recover, and will have a lifetime of stories.
It’s been a while, but this kid gets the Joseph Kittinger, Jr., Award.
Looking back to the last award in 2009 (!), I see it was also a man who fought a bear.
