They Left a Wildlife Officer Tied to a Pine-But the Grizzly Reached for the Rope Instead of His Throat

against a washed-out shoulder four miles below the closure. Dean had tried to leave on foot. Luke had stayed beside the vehicle and put his hands where the first deputy could see them.

At the regional hospital, a doctor counted two cracked ribs, a concussion, severe rope burns, and nerve compression in my right hand that she expected to improve. None continue reading …