Probably almost never, It is a Hasidic community not Yellowstone park.Don't try to blame this on folks giving treats to bears,. Hundreds of folks across NYS feed bears either intentionally or unintentionally and that was only the second bear fatality in NYS history going back 118 years.Research has shown that dirty diapers can be an attractant. The child was left unattended sleeping on the porch and at the time it was said she had a bottle of milk or spilt milk.AS opposed to "feeding bears" they probably didn't realize there were bears in the area.
I live Upstate NY and remember this. It is a common camping area for Hasidim from NYC. What this story doesn't mention is the people were very sloppy with food and it is likely food was left out. Campers in these bungalows/cabins DID NOT SECURE their garbage.
@@tubecontributor3206 Exactly right. I live less than 10 miles from where this happened. This is a Jewish bungalow colony, and the same people come up here from NY City every summer. The local dumpster is usually overflowing with fool scraps and other garbage. I'm sure bears are feeding at the dumpster every night, but on this day a bear showed up in broad daylight and was not afraid of people and this tragedy happened. We have a lot of bears in this area, I have them in my back yard regularly. I keep a few hives of honeybees and have to protect them from bears with an electric fence.
It's a terrible thing that they lost their baby. I can't imagine seeing your baby being shaken in the jaws of a bear. But the fact that they were sloppy with their food and would not heed local customs about such things, could have been to the demise of somebody else's baby. That's not to say that I'm glad it happened to their baby; only that it didn't happen to somebody else's baby because of carelessness.
This one completely broke me ,this is absolutely horrible 💔 .Theres just nothing else I can say .I am sorry for there loss and very sorry for your loss also.
This is why I get very upset over people east of the Mississippi treating black bears as if they were friendly feral critters. And some of them will feed them or videotape them around their property up close and personal, all for likes and subs, all for a check from YT or TikToc. 😒 IDK that you lost two of your own children. I am very sorry to know this. The pain never gets better. That hole never fills. Parents of children who they buried just learns how to cope with it. My condolences...🙏💜
Here in Mississippi ppl like to act the same. And then want to say well it hardly ever happens... Well that's not the point it has happened and will again. Anyone who treats black bear like it's not a threat is an ignorant fool. It's still a bear and you can never be to careful with them. There is a reason why they tell you to fight back with a Black bear it's because it's killing you to eat you.. ppl kill me.
@@Newjerseyblows No he does not. Cows can kick and tourists who take selfies find out the hard way. Take a look at a dear hoof. They are capable of impaling a coyote or wolf giving chase.
@@erica4you Black Bears were declared an endangered species in Mississippi in 1984. In 2000 there were less than 50. Today their population is 300. That is the apx number killed in the last NJ bow hunt. I don't think you will have to worry about bear attacks in the near future in Mississippi.
In Southeast Alaska a very high density of black bears is common. Whilst our bears are pretty " polite" and attacks are almost unheard-of, we never go out away from the house without a suitable firearm. It only takes once.
This is so heartbreaking I too lost two children of my own and it's something that you will never get over and nothing you ever do will take the pain away 🙏😭
@@JimL2883 I am so sorry 😐 do you have other children? I didn't that was my only two and sometimes I think it would have helped if I did have another one 😔
@@heatherbrunner2165 Yes, I have a daughter who is everything to me. I’m not sure how I would have done without her. It’s a pain only folks like us know. Hope you are doing well 🙏
Such a sad sad story and so tragic too!!! I'm heartbroken for you to Addicus losing 2 of your sons I'm sending you lots of love 💖 and hugs and prayers 🙏💖 Love ya ❤️ my dear friend
I think an opportunistic predatory attack. These are large wild animals and I think we are being deceived in thinking that we can live in harmony amongst them.
I know the parents and your pain Addicus, I lost my daughter this past January. Nothing can compare to the loss of a child, but what happened to this little one, there are no words. I dont think that anyone having a gun would have helped the little one, my opinion. My heartfelt condolences to the Schwimmer family and you as well.
Sorry, but this bear saw the opportunity for a small, fatty snack. It wasn’t the baby’s fault, because it smelled like milk or baby poop; bears routinely attack baby deer, moose, calves, etc. Baby animals are defenseless without their mothers around, and poor baby Esther was alone, and her parents didn’t have any weapons to protect her even if they’d been there. Sad. There was a reason why our ancestors culled these types of apex predators, and it wasn’t because humans are mean. It’s because they WILL eat you if they want to.
I just looked up the history of black bear attacks along all Eastern mountains in N. America, in recorded history. There's been around 20 documented black bear mailings that resulted in death, not a couple. Around 7 of them were from captive bears. I think the number is likely higher at least before WWI.
As a Canadian Rocky Mountain hiking guide I have had many bear encounters. 9 out of 10 end with the bear either ignoring us or moving off. I have never had too use bear spray or bangers but have used the air horn several times and that works OK. I was bluff charged once, what a rush. Such a sad heart breaking story. If you live or visit wilderness interface remember you are in their backyards so always be aware and prepared. Stay safe eh:)
We bowhunt near this area in the autumn.. LOTs of blackbears around... always burn our garbage..never leave food out...into the woods always ARMED.....this was an opportunistic predatory attack...God bless the family...God bless you Mr Addicus....
Of course, this is horrific for that dear baby and her parents. What stood out to me, tho, was the fact that the bear had three other gunshot wounds, besides the policeman's shot which took it down, one even to the bear's head. I am sure those wounds were very painful and the head wound may even have altered the bears natural behavior. This could certainly account for his unusual actions and this awful tragedy.
These are Orthodox Jews, I'm not quite sure they really are much into guns. I lived in Sullivan county NY where this attack happened. I've lived all over that state including Brooklyn, Queens and upstate in the Adirondacks where this county is. The city people always came upstate during summer. I moved out of NY in 97 and never saw a bear in all of my 26 yrs at the time. I feel horrible for that family. I didn't always see eye to eye with thee Orthodox Jews growing up in NYC or especially upstate but this is an awful tragedy, that poor baby didn't deserve that.
What a sad story, I'm so sorry a baby was a victim. And sorry for your losses as well Addicus. 🥺❤️ I can't imagine having lost either of my sons. I hope I outlive them as it's supposed to be. 🙏 Take care everyone
i'm taking this as more opportunity than anything else. he followed the mother knocked over the stroller and saw the small meat sack and tried to run off with it. that he just sauntered off witht he baby was that he didn't realize what it meant to take and eat the baby. nothing here really shows it even being aggressive. it just happened to take the kid by opportunity cuz the mom didn't grab the baby first.
I remember this story happening when I was a kid. Tragic. Can you please cover the story about Susan cenkus and the attack on her and her two children? Also do you still upload to scary animal attacks? Haven’t been over there in a while. Let me go see
I have been rushed twice by a big black boar. My dog thrown against the house. This is in Crescent city CA. I never just walk out without quickly surveying the land.
Another "so rare it's only happened once in a hundred years" bear story, that we hear about every year. Seems to have a lot in common with shark attacks.
Yeah, shark attacks, "very rare" and then I listen to a story about the 13 or so shark attacks so far this year. Things are changing - animals and sea animals are becoming bold. There are new stories from either Africa or Australia of seals attacking people. And now they are saying that those seals had "rabies". What?
The damn diaper dooter probably dooted on itself and all in its diaper and it got to stinkin and the bear caught the scent and came to investigate. Or, it might have started screeching and the bear heard it and chomped down on its head to shut it up because of all the noise the thing was making.
Everytime I heard a bungalow I remember Jim Colbert stories, speaking of that can you do one of his stories again like last time? Thanks good day. May Ester rest in peace, of I was the parents I would've gone on a rampage of bear hunting too paranoid I guess.
Holly by Jesus that was definitely a strange Attack, and an even more bassare follow up chase and ending. The initial attack was not apparently provoked by the Wife & Children's proximity or Thier fleeing from it. Then upon it's snachting the Baby from the Stroller, it never really panicked or hurriedly fled away. The Bear being Small in size n Young, makes me think 🤔 💬🤔 that it was initially a Curious Act of a mostly inquisitive nature, with a desire too investigate thing's, rather than it being an Attack of lethal intent or harm. The death ☠️💀 of the Toddler was Very Sad & Tragic. But even Black Cuddle Bear's 🐻🐻 are Dangerous, even in the Small Variety.
You’ve got to be kidding me. Bear proof baby strollers? Now how in the hell are you going to that? Do you have any inkling how strong bears are? They can easily rip off camper doors and car doors! I read about a bear that smashed the back window of a car in to get a few skinny French fries that children had left in the back seat. If a bear wants in your home, it will get in. Baby proof strollers. Let’s see you come up with a model that you could still push around! Stupidity.
Experts speculate that "the bear was just curious... and not malicious"... // Well the results are the same. Probably not the best idea to live by bears.... You can see / deal with them during the daytime.... Night however is a different world.
RIP Esther. So very tragic. I think animals don't have enough food, at times, that cause these issues. Plus, if people end up feeding these wild animals, it only causes more issues like this one, sadly.
I cried through this whole episode 😭💔 I definitely feel this was a predatory attack Thank you Addicus for this episode and storytelling even though I'm so heartbroken 💔 May God bless the family too 🙏💖 RIP beautiful angle 😇
We just never know what a day will bring.My kids say I worry too much and I probably do.But you can never be too careful.These attacks teach us that very well.
What a horrible predatory attack! Bears are so quick. Many people don't realize how quick they are. I pray 🙏 for the family. These wildlife biologists piss me off . They always want to blame the victim. This was an opportunistic predatory attack. So sad 😢
@Annie497 I agree with some of what you said. But you're wrong about these attacks being rare . Many black bears that have killed people are in the woods, hiking. Even skiers have been attacked. The more black bears there are, the less their fear of humans are, and many states across the US are recording record #'s of bears. As for blaming the victim here, they said: Well, maybe she had milk on her clothes, or maybe it was something in her diaper. That's ridiculous. This bear was looking for a meal and found one. Wildlife biologists have been lying to the public for decades about bear #'s and behavior. It's people like you that put out a false narrative, also. Just bc the bears around you run off into the forest doesn't mean they aren't causing heartache elsewhere. The more bears, the more bear attacks. It's simple math. Black bears are incredibly stealthy. We're being overrun by bears, and they need to be culled to keep them out of human developments.
I have a sneaking feeling that these positions in wildlife management are being filled with progressives. I their words, lack of actions, and their defense of killer predators, is very much the mindset and leanings of progressives. I don't mean to be political here, but it's just my observations. Something about their mindset doesn't connect the dots and is an able to assess cause and effect, because their ideology (humans bad and animals good, humans, bad and earth good, humans bad and their death is good) is like a cult religion that they can't injure in anyway. It's similar to what has happened and is happening with governmental food recommendations. The people who staff those positions and make recommendations are largely vegetarians, specifically Seventh-day Adventists, who are vegetarian's. No matter how many people ruin their health because they are following their recommendations and/or are vegans, these policymakers will never change, because it is a religion to them which must be defended at all costs.
Being that the bear had plastic bags and food wrappers, etc. in its stomach, it seems like the bear was used to using people and their areas as a food source. It sounds like the bear wasn't drawn in by any smell on the baby but once it got close, the baby attracted the bear form any sort of scent and the fact hat the baby was easy to grab. The bear probably had intentions of consuming the baby in another place, away from the noise the people had created. Once the bear grabbed the baby, the baby probably didn't survive long after that. Yes, we have to share the parks, etc. with the bears but people have gotten too lax when around bears and other animals. People also leave their garbage around for bears to eat and any animal will return to any place they have gotten food from. It's a sad tragedy and our thoughts and prayers go out to this family.
Many bears eat garbage and visit camp areas for left behind food. Next to none of them ever kill or even attack a human being. In fact if you read Herrero's study of bear attacks, Bear responsible for predatory attacks on humans are usually bears in remote areas that have had little or no contact with humans. They are usually starving as a result of environmental conditions such as drought. The bear in this case did not kill the baby but dragged her by the diaper . The baby died from head trauma caused from striking her head on a rock. Why the issue of milk is relevant to this event? Is because young bears hunt fawns in Spring . They kill them but do not eat the meat. It has recently been discovered that they kill them for the colostrum inside the stomach. One theory is that this young inexperienced bear mistook the baby (If indeed its odor was masked by spilled milk) for a fawn. NY has 4000 bears and this was only the second fatality in 100 years. There were over 200k bear sightings that year including the tourist filled Adorondack mountains without incident.
And more deaths from people. THey tell the truth and you have to realize the trail is like 1000 miles long through several states. You'd be surprised how many "Hikers" have warrants. Those wildlife deaths took place over 30-40 years. Everytime a bear shows up in someone's yard it makes the front page and I live near the trail.So, I don't know where all these conspiracy coverup rumors come from.
Condolences to your family and theirs. Truly sad. I did not hear mention of any residents bringing firearms to the fight or any other significant weapon. As bears are common there and it is somewhat rural you'd think a shovel, axe, or hoe would be handy. I've never thought to head towards trouble without wielding something. Has society lost the instinct to protect others....?
This what you get ,When people and collide. As people move Into wildlife habitat and wildlife is expanding, confrontation and accidents become more frequent. Auto wildlife incidents, property and human damage occur far more where hunting has been eliminated or severely restricted. Well managed programs between wildlife and sportsmen/women groups. Train both humans and critters.
NYS State has bear hunting as long as I can remember. Hunting has never prevented these rare occurrences. There are more bear fatalities in states with liberal hunting laws than those that don't/
@@josephshields2922 three things. States that have legal bear hunting have more bears as well as human encroachment into wildlife habitat. And second is it's been well known for decades that several New Jersey bears are tagged in New York. Third is coalitions between state wildlife management and sportsmen/women groups benefit all, if political BS and theft is eliminated. It provides direct revenue to wildlife management. It provides data they would never be able to afford without huge tax dollars involved from people that never stepped off a sidewalk, but yet want to chine in or regulate it. It's all fine, until your young child gets dropped off by school bus only to discover a bear, mountain lion, Coyote or rabid fox in the yard. In the suburbs.
This had me in tears! Bears are so powerful and nobody will do anything. If there's bears around the area, going through trash etc They should be at least take far into their own habitat. Long way away. If they're around, there's always going to be a threat towards people. It just takes one bear and your loved one is gone!
I just don't understand why people do not protect themselves and their communities, but let the bears wander through and feed. From what I've read about bears, it only takes a couple being shot, and the other bears learn to stay away. But it becomes very dangerous once the bears start becoming comfortable around humans, because it means they have lost their fear of them. They are predators and predators are expert at quickly sizing up another animal, including humans. They can assess the size, probable strength, and who is likely to win the fight. And typically among predators, the larger animal always wins. It ain't Pooh Bear with a cute red bib, but a dangerous predator with long and sharp claws and teeth, and tremendous strength, and sees you as food; not as Christopher Robbin.
Sorry to hear of your losses, nothing is harder. As for this episode, I believe it was an opportunistic predatory attack. Unfortunately, black bears have also killed young children outside of homes and in wilderness areas where bears were not fed or habituated.
What a horrible tragedy. I hate to hear of children harmed or killed. This reminds me of a previous episode where the mother and baby were attacked by a polar bear in a whiteout up in the far north. This was a predatory attack and little Esther wound up the victim. It breaks my heart and I hope the family can somehow recover. My condolences to you as well Addicus, I had no idea of your losses.
Sometimes you can do everything right and lightning still strikes on a bright sunny day... Not casting blame.. However securing your trash and other human food sources against animal activity might not seem like that big a deal, but bears being habituated to humans by way of food is obviously not a good idea.. Not just for the home owner, but everyone else in the area.. Addicus, I feel for your loss and pain! While my kids somehow survived and are out of college now, I still worry about them.. I was extra special worried when bringing them up... I/we lost a baby once about half way to exiting the 'oven'.. It sucked, but it certainly is nowhere near losing a child that has you've held and looked into the EYES and vice versa.. I'd bet I'm not alone in thinking it would be cool if you did some sort of introduction and shared more info about yourself, family, and so on.. I promise I won't post about 10mm G20's if you do! lol
Babies definitely smell good to wildlife. Not surprised about the attack if the bear was very hungry. Wouldn’t have necessarily identified the baby as a human, just a smelly food item. So very tragic.
So unbelievably sad, both your loss and the death of baby Esther. This town/city has a f…g lot of work to do to make this community livable. Trash, garbage, birdseed, pet food, and houses where bears can just walk in and have some cookies. These bears are most likely habituated to easy living, aren’t afraid of humans and need to be dealt with however the town decides to do it. I hate knowing that people live in beautiful places, in complete ignorance of bear habits and the damage and tragedy bears can cause. Until there is an incident like this….a sad wake up call.
ps Poster I think you have a great site but the big cat you show is NOT a bobcat, it is a mountain lion. Mountain lions do not exist in the Catskills. Bobcats do but they are rare.
I wonder how many times someone fed this bear at that rental cabin?
Probably almost never, It is a Hasidic community not Yellowstone park.Don't try to blame this on folks giving treats to bears,. Hundreds of folks across NYS feed bears either intentionally or unintentionally and that was only the second bear fatality in NYS history going back 118 years.Research has shown that dirty diapers can be an attractant. The child was left unattended sleeping on the porch and at the time it was said she had a bottle of milk or spilt milk.AS opposed to "feeding bears" they probably didn't realize there were bears in the area.
Biggest problem when city dwellers move to the country or even suburbs and want to see “nature.”
I live Upstate NY and remember this. It is a common camping area for Hasidim from NYC. What this story doesn't mention is the people were very sloppy with food and it is likely food was left out. Campers in these bungalows/cabins DID NOT SECURE their garbage.
@@tubecontributor3206 Exactly right. I live less than 10 miles from where this happened. This is a Jewish bungalow colony, and the same people come up here from NY City every summer. The local dumpster is usually overflowing with fool scraps and other garbage. I'm sure bears are feeding at the dumpster every night, but on this day a bear showed up in broad daylight and was not afraid of people and this tragedy happened. We have a lot of bears in this area, I have them in my back yard regularly. I keep a few hives of honeybees and have to protect them from bears with an electric fence.
It's a terrible thing that they lost their baby. I can't imagine seeing your baby being shaken in the jaws of a bear. But the fact that they were sloppy with their food and would not heed local customs about such things, could have been to the demise of somebody else's baby. That's not to say that I'm glad it happened to their baby; only that it didn't happen to somebody else's baby because of carelessness.
I’m so sorry for your loss of two children.
This one completely broke me ,this is absolutely horrible 💔 .Theres just nothing else I can say .I am sorry for there loss and very sorry for your loss also.
Thinking of all the ways God protected me in many situations 😢
No gun ?!!!
This is so disappointing. Animals tend to take care of babies of other species it's well known.
Well go leave your baby with a family of bears and see what happens
Predators see babies of other species as food.
If they're carnivores they're more likely to eat them.
@@johnburns8660 Bears are omnivores
@@josephshields2922 Right. Them too.
The most devastating tragedy of all was wasting my time with this fake video account.
I didn't know you lost two children. Even losing one would be devastating to any parent. Sorry for your loss.
This is why I get very upset over people east of the Mississippi treating black bears as if they were friendly feral critters. And some of them will feed them or videotape them around their property up close and personal, all for likes and subs, all for a check from YT or TikToc. 😒
IDK that you lost two of your own children. I am very sorry to know this. The pain never gets better. That hole never fills. Parents of children who they buried just learns how to cope with it. My condolences...🙏💜
15 people in 100 years is not a lot. Dogs kill way more humans and deer and cows kill way more than dogs.
@@teacup3133 deer and cows? You mean from car accidents?
Here in Mississippi ppl like to act the same. And then want to say well it hardly ever happens... Well that's not the point it has happened and will again. Anyone who treats black bear like it's not a threat is an ignorant fool. It's still a bear and you can never be to careful with them. There is a reason why they tell you to fight back with a Black bear it's because it's killing you to eat you.. ppl kill me.
@@Newjerseyblows No he does not. Cows can kick and tourists who take selfies find out the hard way. Take a look at a dear hoof. They are capable of impaling a coyote or wolf giving chase.
@@erica4you Black Bears were declared an endangered species in Mississippi in 1984. In 2000 there were less than 50. Today their population is 300. That is the apx number killed in the last NJ bow hunt. I don't think you will have to worry about bear attacks in the near future in Mississippi.
The worst tragedy ever to any parent. RIP Esther
In Southeast Alaska a very high density of black bears is common. Whilst our bears are pretty " polite" and attacks are almost unheard-of, we never go out away from the house without a suitable firearm. It only takes once.
This is so heartbreaking I too lost two children of my own and it's something that you will never get over and nothing you ever do will take the pain away 🙏😭
The grief can sneak up on you unexpectedly. My son’s birthday would be in 2 days. It’s starting to hurt again just when I thought I could handle it.
@@JimL2883 I am so sorry 😐 do you have other children? I didn't that was my only two and sometimes I think it would have helped if I did have another one 😔
@@heatherbrunner2165 Yes, I have a daughter who is everything to me. I’m not sure how I would have done without her. It’s a pain only folks like us know. Hope you are doing well 🙏
God bless you
@@JimL2883 God bless you and your daughter
Such a sad sad story and so tragic too!!! I'm heartbroken for you to Addicus losing 2 of your sons I'm sending you lots of love 💖 and hugs and prayers 🙏💖 Love ya ❤️ my dear friend
Very sad news. I’m sorry for this baby’s family and for your loss Addicus😢 I’m praying for you all!!
I'm so sorry to hear of you losing two children. It's unbearable to lose one, yet, alone, two. Again, so very sorry for your huge loss. May they RIP.
Black bears are only behind grizzlies in the carnivore pecking order. Teddy bears don't exist.
And humans account for the deaths of more bears and other humans than bears do.
I think an opportunistic predatory attack. These are large wild animals and I think we are being deceived in thinking that we can live in harmony amongst them.
Dogs attack and kill more children every year than any bears ever did and we live in harmony with them in fact they are called "Man's best friend"
Exactly!
Bears attack people where I live often…if you live in the forest/ rural areas it’s always possible
I know the parents and your pain Addicus, I lost my daughter this past January. Nothing can compare to the loss of a child, but what happened to this little one, there are no words. I dont think that anyone having a gun would have helped the little one, my opinion. My heartfelt condolences to the Schwimmer family and you as well.
Very sorry for your loss of two children. Likewise for this family. Very sad.
Devastating!
Black bears are no joke...they will mess you up!
How do you tell if its a dogwood tree?By its bark.
May little Esther's memory be for a blessing, and may HaShem comfort her loved ones among the mourners of Tzyion and Yerushalayim. 😥💔
I’m so sorry for your loss! I couldn’t imagine loosing a child. My husband’s mother lost 5 children out of the 12 she had. Horrible!
RIP, Esther 🥺💔
The family have my sincere sympathy. We will see Esther again in HEAVEN. UNTIL THEN MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND YOURS. ❤
Sorry, but this bear saw the opportunity for a small, fatty snack. It wasn’t the baby’s fault, because it smelled like milk or baby poop; bears routinely attack baby deer, moose, calves, etc. Baby animals are defenseless without their mothers around, and poor baby Esther was alone, and her parents didn’t have any weapons to protect her even if they’d been there. Sad. There was a reason why our ancestors culled these types of apex predators, and it wasn’t because humans are mean. It’s because they WILL eat you if they want to.
@Addicus, I'm very sorry you've lost not one, but 2 of your own children!!
This is unfortunately what happens in the current world where animals are worthing more than humain due to the washed brains ecologists 😢
I just looked up the history of black bear attacks along all Eastern mountains in N. America, in recorded history. There's been around 20 documented black bear mailings that resulted in death, not a couple. Around 7 of them were from captive bears. I think the number is likely higher at least before WWI.
As a Canadian Rocky Mountain hiking guide I have had many bear encounters. 9 out of 10 end with the bear either ignoring us or moving off. I have never had too use bear spray or bangers but have used the air horn several times and that works OK. I was bluff charged once, what a rush. Such a sad heart breaking story. If you live or visit wilderness interface remember you are in their backyards so always be aware and prepared.
Stay safe eh:)
Also, remember that black bears may be cute, but they are predators.
Wow man having to bury two children is a pain I couldn’t even fathom. You are a warrior still doing the work you do. Thank you and God bless you
We bowhunt near this area in the autumn.. LOTs of blackbears around... always burn our garbage..never leave food out...into the woods always ARMED.....this was an opportunistic predatory attack...God bless the family...God bless you Mr Addicus....
Of course, this is horrific for that dear baby and her parents. What stood out to me, tho, was the fact that the bear had three other gunshot wounds, besides the policeman's shot which took it down, one even to the bear's head. I am sure those wounds were very painful and the head wound may even have altered the bears natural behavior. This could certainly account for his unusual actions and this awful tragedy.
New Yorkers, nobody had a weapon.
they'll never learn
Keep losing.
@@994pt4how could they have a firearm as New Yorkers??
Only the criminals up there
These are Orthodox Jews, I'm not quite sure they really are much into guns. I lived in Sullivan county NY where this attack happened. I've lived all over that state including Brooklyn, Queens and upstate in the Adirondacks where this county is. The city people always came upstate during summer. I moved out of NY in 97 and never saw a bear in all of my 26 yrs at the time. I feel horrible for that family. I didn't always see eye to eye with thee Orthodox Jews growing up in NYC or especially upstate but this is an awful tragedy, that poor baby didn't deserve that.
What a sad story, I'm so sorry a baby was a victim. And sorry for your losses as well Addicus. 🥺❤️ I can't imagine having lost either of my sons. I hope I outlive them as it's supposed to be. 🙏 Take care everyone
Did you mean you hope they outlive you?
Take care to you too, and thanks for the well wishes.
@@chrishaapala7997 lol right. Sound like Tito Ortiz 😂
It seems you got it backwards. Shouldn't they outlive you?
i'm taking this as more opportunity than anything else. he followed the mother knocked over the stroller and saw the small meat sack and tried to run off with it. that he just sauntered off witht he baby was that he didn't realize what it meant to take and eat the baby. nothing here really shows it even being aggressive. it just happened to take the kid by opportunity cuz the mom didn't grab the baby first.
I remember this story happening when I was a kid. Tragic. Can you please cover the story about Susan cenkus and the attack on her and her two children? Also do you still upload to scary animal attacks? Haven’t been over there in a while. Let me go see
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Let's see your evidence that cougars populate the Catskill Mountains.
I recall this attack well. It was the first in years.
I have been rushed twice by a big black boar. My dog thrown against the house. This is in Crescent city CA. I never just walk out without quickly surveying the land.
Why living in the wilderness and the complain about the animals
Another "so rare it's only happened once in a hundred years" bear story, that we hear about every year. Seems to have a lot in common with shark attacks.
Yeah, shark attacks, "very rare" and then I listen to a story about the 13 or so shark attacks so far this year. Things are changing - animals and sea animals are becoming bold. There are new stories from either Africa or Australia of seals attacking people. And now they are saying that those seals had "rabies". What?
😢😢😢😢😢 so sad for this baby
Good. He can't kill again. I am sorry for your loss.
The damn diaper dooter probably dooted on itself and all in its diaper and it got to stinkin and the bear caught the scent and came to investigate. Or, it might have started screeching and the bear heard it and chomped down on its head to shut it up because of all the noise the thing was making.
Why would you leave a toddler outside on the porch in an area with potential predators? Smh
I'm sorry for your losses.. 😢💔
Yet women would rather be in the forest with a bear instead of a man.
Everytime I heard a bungalow I remember Jim Colbert stories, speaking of that can you do one of his stories again like last time? Thanks good day. May Ester rest in peace, of I was the parents I would've gone on a rampage of bear hunting too paranoid I guess.
This just popped up recommended. It's crazy because a few hours ago before dark, I saw something about 5 ft from me run by. It was a huge black bear.
Holly by Jesus that was definitely a strange Attack, and an even more bassare follow up chase and ending. The initial attack was not apparently provoked by the Wife & Children's proximity or Thier fleeing from it. Then upon it's snachting the Baby from the Stroller, it never really panicked or hurriedly fled away.
The Bear being Small in size n Young, makes me think 🤔 💬🤔 that it was initially a Curious Act of a mostly inquisitive nature, with a desire too investigate thing's, rather than it being an Attack of lethal intent or harm. The death ☠️💀 of the Toddler was Very Sad & Tragic. But even Black Cuddle Bear's 🐻🐻 are Dangerous, even in the Small Variety.
I’m sorry for your losses Atticus…
This was so very sad! God bless you Addicus with your loss of two children, we simply can’t imagine the pain 🙏😍❤️
Sad
They have bear proof trash cans
You would think there would make
Bear proof baby strollrs
So sad😢
You’ve got to be kidding me. Bear proof baby strollers? Now how in the hell are you going to that? Do you have any inkling how strong bears are? They can easily rip off camper doors and car doors! I read about a bear that smashed the back window of a car in to get a few skinny French fries that children had left in the back seat. If a bear wants in your home, it will get in. Baby proof strollers. Let’s see you come up with a model that you could still push around! Stupidity.
Experts speculate that "the bear was just curious... and not malicious"... // Well the results are the same. Probably not the best idea to live by bears.... You can see / deal with them during the daytime.... Night however is a different world.
RIP Esther. So very tragic. I think animals don't have enough food, at times, that cause these issues. Plus, if people end up feeding these wild animals, it only causes more issues like this one, sadly.
Just a small correction. There is no resident population of cougars in NYS.
I live in the Catskill mtns ,it’s not uncommon to see cubs an mamma in our yard playing near slide and swingset ,,not cool ,🐻
Horrible
So sorry to hear of your losses!!! Didn't know that. You and your family are in our prayers 🙏 And also for baby Esther and family ❤️
I cried through this whole episode 😭💔 I definitely feel this was a predatory attack Thank you Addicus for this episode and storytelling even though I'm so heartbroken 💔 May God bless the family too 🙏💖 RIP beautiful angle 😇
I’m sorry to hear of the loss of your children. 😢
Poor woman ,,what a terrible heart break,,❤😢
We just never know what a day will bring.My kids say I worry too much and I probably do.But you can never be too careful.These attacks teach us that very well.
What a horrible predatory attack! Bears are so quick. Many people don't realize how quick they are. I pray 🙏 for the family. These wildlife biologists piss me off . They always want to blame the victim. This was an opportunistic predatory attack. So sad 😢
@Annie497 I agree with some of what you said. But you're wrong about these attacks being rare . Many black bears that have killed people are in the woods, hiking. Even skiers have been attacked. The more black bears there are, the less their fear of humans are, and many states across the US are recording record #'s of bears. As for blaming the victim here, they said: Well, maybe she had milk on her clothes, or maybe it was something in her diaper. That's ridiculous. This bear was looking for a meal and found one. Wildlife biologists have been lying to the public for decades about bear #'s and behavior. It's people like you that put out a false narrative, also. Just bc the bears around you run off into the forest doesn't mean they aren't causing heartache elsewhere. The more bears, the more bear attacks. It's simple math. Black bears are incredibly stealthy. We're being overrun by bears, and they need to be culled to keep them out of human developments.
Investigating why something happened so you can prevent it from happening again is not blaming the victim.
@@uberrox452😂😂😂😂Wow, try reading the stats before you spread misinformation. We are definitely not being overrun by bears🙄
I have a sneaking feeling that these positions in wildlife management are being filled with progressives. I their words, lack of actions, and their defense of killer predators, is very much the mindset and leanings of progressives. I don't mean to be political here, but it's just my observations.
Something about their mindset doesn't connect the dots and is an able to assess cause and effect, because their ideology (humans bad and animals good, humans, bad and earth good, humans bad and their death is good) is like a cult religion that they can't injure in anyway.
It's similar to what has happened and is happening with governmental food recommendations. The people who staff those positions and make recommendations are largely vegetarians, specifically Seventh-day Adventists, who are vegetarian's. No matter how many people ruin their health because they are following their recommendations and/or are vegans, these policymakers will never change, because it is a religion to them which must be defended at all costs.
My God this was horrible.
Cougars in the Catskills?
Maybe,maybe,possibly bith.
And some people say there is a god
Being that the bear had plastic bags and food wrappers, etc. in its stomach, it seems like the bear was used to using people and their areas as a food source. It sounds like the bear wasn't drawn in by any smell on the baby but once it got close, the baby attracted the bear form any sort of scent and the fact hat the baby was easy to grab. The bear probably had intentions of consuming the baby in another place, away from the noise the people had created. Once the bear grabbed the baby, the baby probably didn't survive long after that. Yes, we have to share the parks, etc. with the bears but people have gotten too lax when around bears and other animals. People also leave their garbage around for bears to eat and any animal will return to any place they have gotten food from. It's a sad tragedy and our thoughts and prayers go out to this family.
Many bears eat garbage and visit camp areas for left behind food. Next to none of them ever kill or even attack a human being. In fact if you read Herrero's study of bear attacks, Bear responsible for predatory attacks on humans are usually bears in remote areas that have had little or no contact with humans. They are usually starving as a result of environmental conditions such as drought. The bear in this case did not kill the baby but dragged her by the diaper . The baby died from head trauma caused from striking her head on a rock. Why the issue of milk is relevant to this event? Is because young bears hunt fawns in Spring . They kill them but do not eat the meat. It has recently been discovered that they kill them for the colostrum inside the stomach. One theory is that this young inexperienced bear mistook the baby (If indeed its odor was masked by spilled milk) for a fawn. NY has 4000 bears and this was only the second fatality in 100 years. There were over 200k bear sightings that year including the tourist filled Adorondack mountains without incident.
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Poor Esther ❤😔
I Wish fish and game would tell the truth There have been a few deaths on the Appalachian trail from wildlife 😡
And more deaths from people. THey tell the truth and you have to realize the trail is like 1000 miles long through several states. You'd be surprised how many "Hikers" have warrants. Those wildlife deaths took place over 30-40 years. Everytime a bear shows up in someone's yard it makes the front page and I live near the trail.So, I don't know where all these conspiracy coverup rumors come from.
This sucks
Condolences to your family and theirs. Truly sad. I did not hear mention of any residents bringing firearms to the fight or any other significant weapon. As bears are common there and it is somewhat rural you'd think a shovel, axe, or hoe would be handy. I've never thought to head towards trouble without wielding something. Has society lost the instinct to protect others....?
This was so tragic 😢😢
This what you get ,When people and collide.
As people move Into wildlife habitat and wildlife is expanding, confrontation and accidents become more frequent.
Auto wildlife incidents, property and human damage occur far more where hunting has been eliminated or severely restricted.
Well managed programs between wildlife and sportsmen/women groups.
Train both humans and critters.
NYS State has bear hunting as long as I can remember. Hunting has never prevented these rare occurrences. There are more bear fatalities in states with liberal hunting laws than those that don't/
@@josephshields2922 three things.
States that have legal bear hunting have more bears as well as human encroachment into wildlife habitat.
And second is it's been well known for decades that several New Jersey bears are tagged in New York.
Third is coalitions between state wildlife management and sportsmen/women groups benefit all, if political BS and theft is eliminated.
It provides direct revenue to wildlife management.
It provides data they would never be able to afford without huge tax dollars involved from people that never stepped off a sidewalk, but yet want to chine in or regulate it.
It's all fine, until your young child gets dropped off by school bus only to discover a bear, mountain lion, Coyote or rabid fox in the yard.
In the suburbs.
Omg the title is sad alone . Heart is heavy hearing this.
This had me in tears! Bears are so powerful and nobody will do anything. If there's bears around the area, going through trash etc They should be at least take far into their own habitat. Long way away. If they're around, there's always going to be a threat towards people. It just takes one bear and your loved one is gone!
I just don't understand why people do not protect themselves and their communities, but let the bears wander through and feed. From what I've read about bears, it only takes a couple being shot, and the other bears learn to stay away. But it becomes very dangerous once the bears start becoming comfortable around humans, because it means they have lost their fear of them. They are predators and predators are expert at quickly sizing up another animal, including humans. They can assess the size, probable strength, and who is likely to win the fight. And typically among predators, the larger animal always wins.
It ain't Pooh Bear with a cute red bib, but a dangerous predator with long and sharp claws and teeth, and tremendous strength, and sees you as food; not as Christopher Robbin.
Tragic.
Omg, so sad Addicus😢 ❤
Sorry to hear of your losses, nothing is harder. As for this episode, I believe it was an opportunistic predatory attack. Unfortunately, black bears have also killed young children outside of homes and in wilderness areas where bears were not fed or habituated.
Wow that was a bad 1 mate....glad we only have koala bears here in Aus ..
I hope all is well Down Under! Don't step on any logs slightly submerged in water :)
@@scarybearattacks our Saltwater Crocs just as scary !!
Too horrible! So sorry to hear of your loss too, Addicus! May God comfort you all who have lost loved ones!
What a horrible tragedy. I hate to hear of children harmed or killed. This reminds me of a previous episode where the mother and baby were attacked by a polar bear in a whiteout up in the far north. This was a predatory attack and little Esther wound up the victim. It breaks my heart and I hope the family can somehow recover. My condolences to you as well Addicus, I had no idea of your losses.
Sometimes you can do everything right and lightning still strikes on a bright sunny day... Not casting blame.. However securing your trash and other human food sources against animal activity might not seem like that big a deal, but bears being habituated to humans by way of food is obviously not a good idea.. Not just for the home owner, but everyone else in the area.. Addicus, I feel for your loss and pain! While my kids somehow survived and are out of college now, I still worry about them.. I was extra special worried when bringing them up... I/we lost a baby once about half way to exiting the 'oven'.. It sucked, but it certainly is nowhere near losing a child that has you've held and looked into the EYES and vice versa.. I'd bet I'm not alone in thinking it would be cool if you did some sort of introduction and shared more info about yourself, family, and so on.. I promise I won't post about 10mm G20's if you do! lol
God thats a nightmare... im so sorry for your loss ❤😢🙏 praying for anyone who lost a child
Babies definitely smell good to wildlife. Not surprised about the attack if the bear was very hungry. Wouldn’t have necessarily identified the baby as a human, just a smelly food item. So very tragic.
This was a very long time ago-maybe 80s? I remember it. It was an Hasidic campsite, if I recall and there was an issue with people not securing food.
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Why would the mother leave an unsupervised baby in a stroller all alone in black bear country? Negligence.
So unbelievably sad, both your loss and the death of baby Esther. This town/city has a f…g lot of work to do to make this community livable. Trash, garbage, birdseed, pet food, and houses where bears can just walk in and have some cookies. These bears are most likely habituated to easy living, aren’t afraid of humans and need to be dealt with however the town decides to do it. I hate knowing that people live in beautiful places, in complete ignorance of bear habits and the damage and tragedy bears can cause. Until there is an incident like this….a sad wake up call.
How very heartbreaking! 🙏
I think the bear may have gotten food from the porch in the past. Sorry for your losses Atticus.❤
Im wondering why this channel doesn't show on my others phones. I have my bell on my others phones. But it's came on my old phone. And on my TV.
ps Poster I think you have a great site but the big cat you show is NOT a bobcat, it is a mountain lion. Mountain lions do not exist in the Catskills. Bobcats do but they are rare.
How awful, people are in the wild …. And don’t know animals live in the wild!
X 3 in the strength department, enjoy ursus americanus from a distance. 🐻