Stephan Miller was a dumbass. He trained bears for a living, or at least attempted to. He should have quit after a bear gave him four vertical scars across his face, but he waited too long and had his adams apple removed by a 7-foot goliath named Rocky.
From Reuters here:
A grizzly bear touted as one of the “best trained” in show business has killed its handler.
The 700-pound bear, which stands 7 1/2 feet tall, bit Stephan Miller, 39, in the neck on Tuesday at a facility where wild animals are trained for film and TV productions near the mountain resort of Big Bear Lake, east of Los Angeles.
Two other trainers subdued the bruin with pepper spray and were unhurt in the incident.
Authorities said that assuming no wrongdoing turns up in the investigation, it would be left up to the owners of the bear to decide whether to destroy it or keep it alive.
[...] Way to Die in 2008 Get stoned and go pet the tigers. Or get optical poptitude. Exsanguination between meaty bear paws. Balloons, a lawnchair and the priesthood. Ask a toothy crocodile for a [...]