Smokey The Bear

Smokey The Bear
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Associated Press
August 4th, 2004

New Hampshire - A 13 year old boy attending summer camp collapsed and died after being frightened by a bear, authorities said.

Antonio Hansell and a counselor from Camp Hale came across the bear twice Tuesday afternoon on Mount Doublehead. The two ran from the bear at the first encounter. They saw the bear a second time while trying to retrieve Antonio's lost sneaker and ran again. The bear did not chase them.

When later questioned, Smokey the Bear said, "I saw the kids smoking cigarettes so I decided to scare them a little. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY smokes in MY woods. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm late for a lunch date with Yogi and Boo boo."