# If you ever see me fighting in the forest with a grizzly bear... HELP THE BEAR!

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**Created:** [October 19, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-see-me-fighting-in-the-forest-with-a-grizzly-bear-help-the-bear/973503 "2022-10-19T20:40:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-see-me-fighting-in-the-forest-with-a-grizzly-bear-help-the-bear/973503/1 "2022-10-19T20:40:30Z")

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A Northwest College wrestler grappled with a grizzly bear to save his teammates from being brutally killed by it, ultimately turning the brunt of its attack on himself.

Don’t worry; everyone seems to be okay.

> **[Wrestler tried to grapple bear to save teammate](https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/34830108/northwest-college-wrestlers-hospitalized-bear-attack)**
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> A college wrestler from a small Wyoming school helped his teammate survive a grizzly mauling over the weekend by trying to wrestle the massive bear off his friend, eventually drawing a more brutal attack to himself.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-see-me-fighting-in-the-forest-with-a-grizzly-bear-help-the-bear/973503/2 "2022-10-19T20:53:24Z")

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To quote Ron Simmons: **DAMN!**

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-ever-see-me-fighting-in-the-forest-with-a-grizzly-bear-help-the-bear/973503/3 "2022-10-19T21:12:43Z")

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I’m reminded of the joke where a caveman is inside the cave poking at the fire. His wife runs in. “Og! Og! A saber toothed tiger is chasing mother!” Og just continues to poke the fire. “Aren’t you going to do something?”

Oh shrugs. “What do I care what happens to an old saber toothed tiger?”