Darsh Patel was killed by a 300-pound black bear while hiking in New Jersey
Darsh Patel was killed by a 300-pound black bear while hiking in New Jersey
Darsh Patel was killed by a 300-pound black bear while hiking in New Jersey. Moments before he was chased and mauled to death, Patel had clicked photos of the beast. These were the last photos he ever clicked.
In 2014, Darsh Patel, a 22-year-old student of Rutgers University, went hiking in the Apshawa Preserve in New Jersey with four of his friends. While exploring the 576-acre natural area, the group came across a black bear. They stopped and took pictures of the 300-pound beast with their cell phones.
After taking the photos, the group started to walk away, but the bear had noticed them and it started walking towards them. Frightened by the approaching bear, the five friends split up and ran in different directions, but the bear kept chasing them. When the four of them regrouped after some time, they noticed that Patel was missing, and they called the police.
Upon arrival, the police searched the area, and after two hours, they discovered Patel’s body. The bear was lingering around the body and was shot dead by one of the officers. Autopsy of the bear revealed that it had ingested human blood and tissue along with clothing, and it also had human blood on its paws.
A few weeks later, the police released six photos that Patel had taken on his phone. The photos show how the bear approaching closer and closer. It eventually chased him and mauled him as he was trying to run away.
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