In 2007, Alaska Department of Fish & Game information officer Riley Woodford profiled Beier and wrote he hand handled almost 800 bears and survived four bear attacks.
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“The report to us was just multiple puncture wounds, lacerations and possible broken ribs, was just what we had for an initial report,” said Blake Fleming with Coast Guard Sector Juneau.