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Oct 14, 2007 3:47 pm US/Eastern

Pa. Scout Escapes Serious Injury In Bear Attack

WHITE HAVEN, Pa. (AP) ― A 14-year-old Boy Scout from Chester County was attacked by a bear in his tent during a camping trip in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The bear ripped down the boy's tent around 11:30 Friday night at Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County. He curled up in the fetal position in his sleeping bag and played dead.

The bear then started tossing him around. Meanwhile, a scout leader started trying to create a disturbance, banging pots and pans and flashing car headlights. The bear eventually wandered off.

The boy, 14-year-old Chris Malasics, was taken to a hospital for treatment for his cuts and bruises. He was also given a precautionary rabies shot.

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