TIL in 1883, the body of a bear and Frank Devereaux were found dead beside each other with the ground around them thrashed for 20 square feet. It's believed the man and bear fought to the death.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84029385/1883-09-20/ed-1/seq-2/#words=Devereaux



Submitted March 14, 2015 at 06:28AM by BBBTech http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2yz1ra/til_in_1883_the_body_of_a_bear_and_frank/