re: Wyoming hunting guide fatally mauled by grizzly bears

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There is probably no cause of death in the outdoors that occurs with less frequency, that is the epitome of low risk.

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What he’s saying is you can’t compare car accidents and cardiovascular issues to bear attacks. There’s 300 mil Americans and everyone can die from the former 2, while a very small portion of the population realistically could die from a bear attack.

I’d bet if you took the amount of people that hike in Yellowstone to the bear attacks there, compared to the amount of people that die from cardiovascular disease your chance of getting attacked by a bear and dying while you are in Yellowstone is actually higher. Or at least very close.

More people may die of shark attacks in the world than a bear attack, but if you live in Wyoming or Alaska your chance of getting attacked by a bear is a little greater.