12-Year-Old Bitten by Black Bear During Boy Scout Camping Trip in New York
A stock photo of a black bear.Photo: Getty ABC 7 reported that during the overnight hours of May 1, a black bear approached the Tom Jones Shelter in Harriman State Park in Southfields, where a Boy Scout troop from Cooperstown was camping for the night. The boy, Henry Ayers, was bitten through his sleeping bag as he slept. In reaction, Ayers and his fellow scouts screamed, which caused the bear to back away....