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Article: Wrestling grizzly bear savages its trainer to death; Rocky's owner was Will Ferrell's stunt double in Semi-Pro Seven feet tall and 50 stone: Rocky the fearsome grizzly.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- April 24, 2008
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Byline: Paul Thompson
A FIFTY-STONE bear described by his owner as 'the besttrained grizzly inthe business' has killed one of his handlers during a rehearsal for a filmstunt.
Rocky, seen wrestling with Will Ferrell in the recent movie Semi-Pro, was withthree trainers when he suddenly lunged at 39-year-old Stephan Miller.
The 7ft grizzly clamped its jaws around Miller's neck and sank its teeth intohim. The other two men tried in vain to pull Rocky away and eventually usedpepper spray to subdue him but his victim died from loss of blood.
The fate of the five-year-old bear has yet to be decided.
But animal experts expect the grizzly to be destroyed as it ...
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