National Park Service, 2003, Treadwell Incident Review Board Report. His right arm and hand laying nearby with his wrist watch still attached. If I cared about bears that much. This process 2 humans and 2 bears died because of his actions. Humans are incredibly fragile. Again, it would have to take in-depth research to reveal exactly what his mental health issue was. He was just plain lucky for 13 years and became over confident in his own abilities. That speaks volumes yet give yourself some credit for a remarkable work. a smaller, younger bear, possibly new to the area. I think he was a severely mentally ill individual with a major death wish. The article is great except that the author does not correctly identify the bear that killed and ate Tim and Amie. Aimee wasnt afraid the best i can tell in the one shot she appears in i think two things she was obviously trying to stay out of tims shot and was trying not to look the bear in the eyes she was hiding her face from the bear i see aimee trying to bond and gain acceptance from tim im that shot. More on this below too) (Readers Digest 2005). Now my take. And i cannot believe not one person has mentioned u dont store food right next to your tent no comments about his bear containers please it doesnt matter! Just recently I was given access to the first 2 minutes of the 6 minute tape. I feel that in his head, he was helping, and he wasn't putting Amie in danger. Knowing that both tents were knocked down, the contents, including open snack food, as well as their neatly placed shoes discovered untouched in the sleeping tent, sends chills down my back when I think about it, and I have often woke in the middle of the night drenched in a cold sweat knowing that Amie had retreated to the main tent as Tim was being dragged kicking and screaming away from camp. If so, his concern for people killing fox then placed those very fox he was so desperate to protect in even greater danger the next time they encounter a human and expect to be fed. Hysterical and paralyzed with fear, standing just outside of the tent until the bear returned and attacked her. Fulton, Willy. How can that be when Treadwell and Amy were killed on Monday, October 6? His head connected to a small piece of (spine}, and what has been described as a frozen grimace on his face. It was the same with the "Crocodile man", it was a matter of time , all my Wildlife savvy friends agree ,he was going to get the chop.Tempt fate long enough & it WILL call YOUR number.. Just because a book is written doesnt mean there is profit from a death.Any money you made could be used for a good cause.In fact more people would probably buy it.Hidden away, hard to find online isnt as valuable of a resource. During this period, Tims cries and pleadings can be heard for two-thirds of that time. animals are not always as fierce as generally thought. Feel sad for his girlfriend thought, seems to me he dragged her to that life. (Gilliland 2003, pg 10), Meanwhile, rangers Dalrymple and Ellis, having just reached the plane and out of ear shot of the activity unfolding back at camp, spot a large adult bear moving down the trail from the camp. So it makes sense that this bear was fed up with being hungry, got desperate, and was willing to eat anything. Fish and Wildlife agents. I think by him repeatedly saying this is his mental forethought you are not gay. I feel like his addictions certainly attribute self-medication. Their behavior was extreme but hardly unique, to judge by the steady trickle of similar incidents elsewhere.I am a retired journalist who wrote kimgtragedy.info, which tells the tale of James Kim, a technical writer who, in 2006, ignored a series of warnings and common sense on the way to getting himself killed in the remote forest of SW Oregon, endangering his equally brainless wife and their two children who were rescued in the nick of time.There are commonalities in the two stories: negligence to the point of recklessness, and -- oddly enough -- a selfish lack of respect for "Mother Nature" who sat by as people sucked in by too many Yogi Bear and Bambi cartoons, accentuated by over-the-top "environmentalist" romanticization of the Outback ignore the realities.Only after humans largely conquer Ma Nature, or at least adapt to it and bend it to suit our needs and tastes, do we take the stupidly romantic view, to the point where tourists in Yellowstone try to pet the bison, only to learn the hard way that a 1,500-pound wild animal might not want to be petted.I have to wonder: Why grizzlies? I should have known better. I remember once out at my bear viewing area sitting alone one day, and feeling a bit sleepy in the warm sun I decided to lay back and close my eyes for a moment, when I remember feeling that something was watching me. In his imagination he heard them respond 'I love you too, Timothy.' Because he was not attacked says more for the bears than to Tims expertise in handling aggressive bears. Only Tim, and of course Amie for trusting Tim, but then who can really say? because he had been given food rewards from humans on multiple occasions. Hundreds of video taped encounters like this have been filmed over the years with many different bears. The fact that he was not killed earlier, just goes to prove that grizzly bears really want nothing to do with humans and would rather avoid us whenever possible, but will tolerate us, to a point. More or less. Nature is cruel. I believe as a child he was molested. Bears typically make very little sounds, and each fake recording has the sound of a bear roaring, growling, and making all sorts of noises. 2003 Scene Investigator. him to be. Emery was on a charter flight over Hallo Bay in Katmai National Park with a film crew from National Geographic, when they spotted a guy on the ground desperately waving his arms. National Park ServiceThis 28-year old bear, dubbed Bear 141, was shot dead after park rangers found it feeding on Amie Huguenard and Timothy Treadwells remains. was needed. Willy then lands again about 1 mile west of the camp on the western shore of the lake. He decides to hike up the path from the beach and through the thick alder brush towards the camp after he notices a little bit of movement. So it was clear that he did have mental health issues, to say the least. He lived with his girlfriend/fiance Vicky Scott in Hessel, where they lived happily among the bears until she left to pursue a career in Npower. Treadwell also frustrated park rangers because he refused to carry bear spray. of Timothy Treadwell, Part 2 - My Herzog, Werner. What's also interesting is his relationship with his parents. I no he hiding from PS and reason why he probably didnt. Well written. High 5 to you for trying to deter people from profiting on Tim and Amie's deaths. According to park service records, in 1998 Treadwell was issued a citation by park rangers for storing an ice chest filled with food in his tent. 1992, The Bears of Yellowstone. Hopefully this will serve as reminder to others that want to do this kind of work to listen to those who have been around such creatures and to use precaution when in their presence. Dont mess with bears. attack. Knowing this, I think Amie was #1: Reluctant to leave the tent and approach and attack the bear that was on Tim right from the start of the attack and #2: Not knowledgeable enough about bears herself to know that this was not a typical bear encounter, and that once she was able to push the bear away and had moved over to Tim, that she needed to fight back aggressively to keep the bear from returning, and once the bear tested her and she ran or moved away from Tim, that this triggered a predatory instinct in the bear to protect its kill, and dragged Tim away to a safer location. Do not approach them. He left his parents nearly nothing, which also could indicate his distant relationship with both of them. Instead of attracting the bear like a predator call, I believe this very aggressive bear was still attempting to protect its kill. If this were true, then we would have hundreds, possibly even thousands of bears hunting humans each year, which is just not the case and has been an argument made since the early 1960s when bears were first trapped and studied. That was cutting it thin stated Ellis. I often work in remote areas hence Ive had my fair share of bear encounters. Also love the light touches of humor here & there, "at a good clip", haha!, also NOT romanticizing this poor deluded child-man, who simply exchanged one addiction for another and really did far more harm than any good, & had clearly degenerated at the end, basically guaranteeing his horrid death (and poor Aimee's). simple view of a complex person. After barely graduating high school, Tim left for Southern California and ended up in Long Beach. Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter; April 29, 1957 - October 6, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the bear-protection organization Grizzly People. He even once told David Letterman that they were nothing but party animals.. Of course he was bisexual. I like how you are modest and state that you partly wrote the article to defer others from profiting from these two the couple's deaths. I forgot about it years ago and came here unintentionally. For more small miracles, re our slithering air tasting friends, Deity's grace that I don't live in Australia (poisonous snakes HQ).Now back to the article, the absolutely unforgivable was no bear spray. encounters. Without discussion. His rants and fits were indicative of that age bracket. I think Treadwell wanted to be anything but Treadwell.Treadwell (like all radical environmentalists) may not have suffered from a low IQ but he was highly naive, extremely selfish with a big ego.In closing; were all going to meet the same ultimate fate, we will die. The bear was Something seemed strange, hollering with no answer. usually be chased away, but this becomes harder once the bear has The sound of a tent zipper is then heard and the tent flap opening. Raised in the Rockies, surrounded by all wildlife, taught at an early age, never let your guard down and they are not your friends or pets. However, it is unknown whether bear #141 had ever gotten into or received some sort of food reward from humans. The object of Treadwell's affections turned on him this month, when he and his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, 37, were mauled to death by an old male bear outside their tent in Katmai National Park in Alaska. . National Park ServicePilot Willy Fulton assumed that Huguenard and Treadwells tent had been flattened in preparation for their departure. Kaflia Bay, along the Alaskan Gulf Coast, was one of Treadwell's favorite spots for bear watching, and he spent time there every summer. Any mistakes are mine alone, and hopefully I will catch them sooner or later. Had she helped Tim back to the tent after the bear had moved off after the initial attack, or had Tim and Amie brought a can of Bear Spray, as they had on earlier expeditions, would they be alive today? EW1/4TN - TRITAN | Thrust Ball Bearing | BDI USA When he is about 3/4 way up the hill he senses that something just didnt feel right. Thank you for not pursuing in publising the book, thats so human of you and tells more about what type of person you are. As for Aimee, she was educated, probably intelligent, and perhaps successful in her field, but those factors have never precluded naivete. 1953, The Journals of Lewis and Clark: Mariner books. I used to be a cop and Tim lived in my sector. Amie may have found the adventure of traveling to Alaska romantic and exciting and may have even found spending time with a quirky guy like Tim to be entertaining and a refreshing escape from her work-a-day life in the city, no doubt filled with dangers and freaks of its own, but the truth and reality is Tim did not kill Amie. Some have said that they've seen a good deal and couldn't help but notice that the late Mr. Treadwell's gals' presence on film is rather insignificant, leaving them to conclude that he was not so much interested in bears but instead himself (i.e., was all about him and not the bears).Next, re those coyotes following you, once had occasion to live on a farm/ranch with my one aunt/uncle/cousins. Am I the only one who thinks releasing the tape would probably help discourage other lunatics?

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