It all happened when he visited Harriman State Park with Troop 1254 from Cooperstown in early May. Ayers said he was sleeping outside with his fellow scouts when he awoke to see a bear, who had apparently been looking for food around their campsite.“It moved my friend John, and then it moved me — but instead of grabbing my sleeping bag it grabbed my leg and it bit me,” Ayers told NBC New York.

"It had likely been this way for a long period of time, and would have been extremely painful.“She also had overgrown nails, and a number of other health conditions which were causing her an extensive amount of suffering.