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Hikers warned not to walk in direction of bear before deadly West Milford attack

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Hikers warned not to walk in direction of bear before deadly West Milford attack

OCTOBER 8, 2014, 5:14 PM    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014, 7:26 PM
BY MINJAE PARK
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

WEST MILFORD — Shortly before a hiker was killed by a black bear in Apshawa Preserve, he and four companions had been warned by an oncoming couple that the bear had been shadowing them and the hikers should not proceed in that direction, township police  said Wednesday.

The five friends, all young men from Edison, discussed the warning but continued on the trail and came upon the bear, police said in a news release Wednesday. In the events that followed, one of the hikers was killed by the animal, authorities have said.

The latest account released by police is the first narrative of the moments leading up to the attack since the Sept. 21 death of Darsh Patel, a 22-year-old Rutgers student. The state Department of Environmental Protection says it’s the state’s first recorded fatality in a bear attack in more than 150 years.

Police Chief Tim Storbeck had previously said the hikers didn’t taunt the bear, but had not provided more detail.

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Bear Standoff Ends Happily with no Causalities in Ridgewood

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Bear Standoff Ends Happily with no Causalities in Ridgewood 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, 10:47 AM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, 5:10 PM
BY STEFANIE DAZIO AND CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITERS
THE RECORD

Wildlife officials have finally captured an elusive bear that romped around the village for nearly six hours.

The bear was tranquilized around 3 p.m. Tuesday as it rested in a tree on Lake Avenue. Police officers waited below with a net to catch the drugged bruin, who struggled to hang onto the branches for 30 seconds before falling out of the tree with a large thud. It was then carted away.

The standoff between man and beast had been going on throughout the day and nothing worked until now. The goal is to relocate the bear.

At the police’s request, media outlets with helicopters in the air tried to scare the bear out of a tree on Godwin Avenue but that failed and the helicopters backed off.

A spray of water from the fire department finally got him to leave the tree but he escaped up another tree with animal control officers and their German Shepherd in hot pursuit. Even the bear could be seen panting.

An earlier attempt to shoot a tranquilizing dart at the bear as he climbed down from a tree on West Ridgewood Avenue missed the mark.

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BEAR UPDATE : Lions tigers and yup… a bear ! In a tree in town!

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Ridgewood Nj,Bear tranquilized near Ridgewood schools; Students free to leave ABC news reported that students are now being held at 3 schools: GW Middle School, Orchard Elementary, in addition to Ridge Elementary because of   bear in tree.

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The bear was contained in a tree in a residential backyard .New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife is on the scene.

NJ Department of Fish And Wildlife are deploying nets in preparation of tranquilizing the bear.

Village ROBO calls went out warning residents especial after the bear attack last weekend residents need to know if there was one in their neighborhood.

Per the Reverse 911, the bear was spotted near Ridge School. Do not approach, call police at 201-652-3900.

Ridgewood PD is now reporting on twitter that the bear is on the loose again. Leaving his tree on Godwin Avenue . Children at Ridge school will not be released until it is safe to do so.

Residents have reported the Bear has been running rings around Ridgewood, from Megan Pace .

Ridgewood PD is now reporting on twitter that the bear is on the loose again. Leaving his tree on Godwin Avenue . Children at Ridge school will not be released until it is safe to do so.

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3 or 4 helicopters and a dozen news trucks in full regalia.

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BREARKING :Bear near Ridge Elementary School in Ridgewood is surrounded

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Bear near Ridge Elementary School in Ridgewood is surrounded

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, 10:47 AM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, 11:31 AM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

RIDGEWOOD — A bear has climbed a tree along West Ridgewood Avenue across from the Ridge Elementary School, authorities said.

Dogs are being used to keep the bear in the tree until representatives from the state’s Division of Fish and Wildlife “can come get him,” Mayor Paul Aronsohn said.

There is a significant police presence in the area. Tyco Animal Control was called in to assist, the mayor said.

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