Ignoring the warning, 3 men ventured to take pictures with brown bears and the end

May 20, 2022 13:15 GMT+7

The three men, David Engelman, 56, of Sandia Park, New Mexico, and Ronald J. Engelman II, 54, and Steven Thomas, 30, of King Salmon, Alaska, had to come to an unhappy end after the decision. recklessly approached the brown bear.

Tourists stand on the fenced area to enjoy the view

Three men experience travel in Katmai National Park, Alaska. When they reached the waterfall area, they saw a herd of brown bears hunting. All three broke through the barrier at the sightseeing area, waded into the water to record videos and take photos.

One of the three took out a camera to record a live video on his personal Facebook page. His teammates voluntarily went underwater, approaching the brown bear that was hunting, only a few meters away.

Mark Sturm, director of Katmai National Park, said: “Three men acted carelessly and put themselves in great danger. Brown bears are ferocious, territorial predators, especially when gathering to hunt trout. Things could have ended for the worse.”

The man waded into the water to take a photo with a brown bear

The falls, located on the Brooks River, is a popular summer destination, where tourists come to watch the salmon jump over the high waterfall, which is also the time when brown bears gather and feed. Visitors enjoy watching the cooking bear raise its hand to catch salmon trying to jump out of the water.

An observatory at the falls was built in 1982 to separate tourists and bears, visitors are only allowed to stand in the fenced area according to regulations. Any act of crossing the fence, entering the water stream is against the law.

The video has garnered thousands of views and sparked a backlash on social media. The group of three arbitrarily crossed the viewing area, approaching the waterfall to take pictures of brown bears.

Fortunately for them, no one was injured or attacked by the bear but in the end, the three men were arrested by the police and sentenced to prison for their illegal actions.

According to the local attorney’s office, the three men were banned for a year from any national parks in the US.

David Engelman, Ronald J. Engelman II were fined $3,000 and jailed for a week. Meanwhile, Steven Thomas was fined $ 3,000 and served 10 days in prison.

Attorney S. Lane Tucker, working in Alaska, said: “Tourists are allowed to visit national parks where many species of wildlife live in the natural environment. However, to ensure both visitors and animals, the law is in place and no one is allowed to intrude.The actions of the three men endanger not only themselves, other visitors, and potentially endanger their lives. the lives of bears”.

Hoang Dung (synopsis)