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One late autumn in 2003, Fulton, a helicopter parked in Katmai National Park in the United States, where the trees were tall and overgrown, and Fulton stepped off the plane cautiously.
However, no matter how much he screamed, his friend was nowhere to be found, which made him feel very panicked and frightened.
As he walked into a camp, he was suddenly stunned by the sight of a broken, bloody arm strewn across a clearing, and upon closer inspection, there were many torn human remains.
When the police arrived, they found Fulton's friend and another girl dead.
Surprisingly, Fulton's friend had been living with the bears for 13 years, and he had even treated them like family, so why did the bears eat him?
Timothy was drawn to bears
Timothy Triedville was born in New York in 1957, the third of five children.
Bright and lively from an early age, he joined the swim team in high school and became the star student of the school, however, Timothy often felt lonely and uncared for as his parents were busy with work and caring for other children.
During his college years, Timothy was injured in a diving accident, losing his scholarship and diving opportunities, and his psychological devastation caused him to gradually become heavy drinking and drug addiction.
When Timothy was hospitalized with a drug overdose in the summer of 1989, his mother worriedly told him, "If you don't want to go on like this and die, go out for a walk!" ”
His mother's anxiety made him see it, so he decided to change his life and went to Alaska with his parents.
(Schematic diagram of diving and swimming)
In Alaska, Timothy first saw grizzly bears, and he was deeply attracted by these large and mysterious creatures,
He feels that grizzly bears are misunderstood and hurt creatures just like him, so he decides to spend the rest of his life protecting them.
From there, Timothy began his bear journey, traveling to Katmai National Park in Alaska every summer to get up close and personal with grizzly bears, filming videos of their lives and documenting their habits and behaviors.
He also founded the "Grizzly Bear Conservation Organization", which called for the protection of the living environment of grizzly bears and opposed hunting and interference.
Timothy said in an interview: "Grizzly bears are so powerful and beautiful, they deserve to be understood and protected, and every time I see them, I feel a lot of strength and hope in my heart." ”
Through constant efforts, Timothy published his own books, gave interviews, shared his bear-loving experiences, and became a well-known grizzly bear expert and conservationist.
(Timothy shares his love for bears)
His life seems to have found a new direction and meaning, but his bear-loving journey is fraught with risks and uncertainties, even to the dangers warned of danger by park keepers.
Timothy insisted on reaching the grizzly bear despite the warning
Although Timothy enjoyed the beauty of contact with nature, his close proximity to bears caused widespread controversy at the time.
Because of his closeness and trust in grizzly bears, even to the point of giving up basic safety protection.
When he goes to visit the bear, he always refuses to bring defensive weapons, believing that these tools will undermine the trust between him and the grizzly bear.
He also often enters the grizzly bears' activity areas, and even sets up tents in grizzly bear haunted areas to share food and water with the grizzly bears.
This behavior seems to him to be part of living in harmony with nature, but it is extremely dangerous in the eyes of others.
Park officials and experts were deeply concerned about Timothy's behavior, repeatedly warning him to follow safety rules and not to get too close to the grizzly bear, "Timothy, it's too dangerous for you to do this," one park ranger once told him.
(Photo of Timothy in contact with a bear)
But Timothy was stubborn, believing that he had a special connection with the grizzly bear and was able to avoid danger.
He gave each grizzly bear a name and was even able to recognize them accurately, trying to form a deeper emotional bond with the grizzly bear in this way.
Timothy's girlfriend Amy is also passionate and curious about grizzly bears, and the two often travel to Katmai National Park together to carry out grizzly bear conservation work, and they face the challenges of nature together and share every moment with grizzly bears.
"Are you sure it's safe to do this?" Amy sometimes asks worriedly.
"Don't worry, Amy, they won't hurt us, because we're already family," Timothy always replied confidently.
Amy gradually became aware of the risks that Timothy's actions might bring, but still chose to be by his side in the face of unknown dangers.
Timothy's persistence and Amy's support make them a special pair in the field of grizzly bear conservation.
(Timothy with the bear)
As night fell, they snuggled up to the campfire, listening to the low roar of grizzly bears in the distance, their hearts filled with hope for the future.
However, this extreme closeness and trust eventually planted the seeds of tragedy for them, and they would never have imagined that one day, they would die in the belly of a grizzly bear.
Timothy and his girlfriend are brutally eaten by bears
In the fall of 2003, Timothy and Amy returned to Katmai National Park in Alaska, as usual.
This time, their camp is located in an area where grizzly bears are frequent, and at dusk, the sun shines through the foliage.
Timothy made a phone call to his friend Willie Fulton, "You're on a plane tomorrow, pick me up and Amy at the place I told you." ”
After agreeing, Timothy walked toward the camp with his girlfriend as usual.
The next day, Fulton flew a plane to pick them up, but the camp was in shambles, and he didn't respond to any shouts, and when he walked into the camp, he saw the bloodied ground and scattered wreckage, and his heart was cold.
So, he immediately called the police, and when the police arrived at the scene, they killed the grizzly bear and found human remains in its stomach.
(Bear preying photo)
Eventually, through Timothy's camera, a recording of them before they died, "Here comes the bear, run over there, Amy be careful", this 6-minute recording has been banned from playing because of the tragedy behind the content.
As a result, the cause of death for both of them was determined to be being eaten alive by a bear after being attacked by a grizzly bear.
As for why bears eat people, it is because it is almost hibernation time for bears at that time, so they must store enough food for hoarding.
Timothy has lived with bears for 13 years, and although he thinks grizzly bears are gentle and trustworthy, in reality, grizzly bears have always been unpredictable and aggressive wild animals.
Timothy ignored this, failed to take basic safety precautions, and also violated the park's safety regulations, which not only posed a fatal risk to himself, but also disrupted the natural order of the grizzly bear's life.
(Photo of Timothy with his girlfriend Amy)
Timothy's friends and experts have also been harshly critical of his actions, arguing that the important premise of protecting wildlife is to respect their nature, not to get close to them.
But he didn't listen at all, and his actions not only did not effectively protect the grizzly bear, but brought unnecessary trouble and danger to himself.
Timothy's tragedy teaches us that protecting wildlife requires a rational and scientific attitude.
We can love nature, but we must keep a proper distance and respect their wildness in order to achieve harmony between man and nature and avoid the recurrence of similar tragedies.
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