Pennsylvania Bear Attack Caught on Camera

Mike Bramich (in camo hat), Dole Heffley, 122nd Legislative district, and Andrew Nierner on the right.By Dean Weingarten | Contributing writerOn Jan. 19, 2025, a black bear became too familiar with people in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, a community located about 20 miles northwest from Allentown.An armed Samaritan with a .45-caliber pistol, Mike Bramich, stopped the attack. It is unusual for people to see black bears out and about in January in Pennsylvania. Most of them are denned up, sleeping through the winter, but on this particular morning, visitors to the Jim Thorpe Market encountered a black bear intent on...