Bear Ransacks Kitchen as Paralyzed Man Lies in Bed

[matcom]

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DENVER (Reuters) - It's a tale of man against nature. A paralyzed man in Aspen, Colorado lay helplessly in bed for two hours while a black bear known as "Fat Albert" went through his kitchen breaking dishes and looking for a tasty snack.

"I had four pounds (2kg) of chocolate from a ski trip. He ate it all -- it's war," Tom Isaac said, recounting with a sense of humor how the 500-pound (230-kg) bear made himself at home at his house on Sept. 20.

"I could hear things breaking for two hours," he said of the bear's "visit" to his home. Isaac's bedroom was only about 10 to 15 feet from the kitchen and he feared the bear would come in and attack him.

This time of year bears are busy fattening up before going into hibernation and residents in mountain towns often recount stories of rummaging bears.

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[DRoseDARs]

1. That chocolate is going straight to his thighs...

...'Tis indeed the season for fattening up.

[mac56]

2. Hey, Boo-Boo...

[bearfartinthewoods]

3. It wasn't me!

I got an alibi.