Bear eats corpse of convicted murderer in Canada.
Police believe 59-year-old convicted murdered, Rory Neslon Wagner, was already dead when a bear dragged him from his 1986 Volkswagen Jetta and partially consumed his remains, burying the rest and presumably saving it for later.
Canadian Conservation officer Darcy MacPhee tells that the bear approached the vehicle and dragged the lifeless man through the driver’s side window before beginning to feed. Police found the man by investigating the scene at the car “The driver’s window of the vehicle was down and investigators noted numerous muddy animal prints and scratches on the car,” the police then proceeded to follow the evidence and then they “discovered the body in the surrounding bush, about 120 meters from the vehicle,” police said.
Also found at the scene was hard drug paraphernalia and alcohol bottles inside the car. It is not being said yet whether or not officials suspect Wagner may have succumbed to a drug overdose.
Conservation officials and other experts have discussed the fate of the bear at length. Unfortunately they fear putting the bear down is their only feasible option. As the corpse was not in such an advanced state of decomposition that the smell would have attracted the animal from a great distance, it can be assumed that the bear may approach a vehicle with living occupants. The area was in a rather populated region of housing and parks.
They are running tests to be certain the bear they have in captivity is in fact the bear they are seeking. If it is, the future does not look bright for the large animal. Unlike Wagner, it is unlikely the bear will serve time and be released on parole.
