Dad’s Well-Aimed Arrow Saves Man in Bear Attack
A man armed with only a bow and arrows saved his son from an attacking black bear.
Jason Koller, 29, was elk hunting northeast of Soda Springs on Saturday with his 50-year-old father, Nolan, when Jason came across a mother bear with cubs.
“The wind was in our favor, so there was no scent for the bear to pick up, and she just walked right into him,” Nolan said.
Hearing the commotion, Nolan sprinted to help his son. When he arrived, Nolan said the bear was on top of his son, mauling him.
Seeing Nolan, the 200-pound bear got off Jason and charged. Nolan waited until the bear was close, then shot it through the neck.
The arrow stopped the bear cold and killed it, a state official said.
Jason underwent surgery and is in fair condition at a hospital.
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