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A 12-year-old boy shot and killed a 200-pound bear because it mauled his father throughout an assault on a searching journey.

Owen Beierman saved his father Ryan’s life together with his searching rifle after the wounded black bear pinned 43-year-old Ryan Beierman in thick woodland.

“Owen was a hero. He shot that bear and killed it on top of me,” mentioned Beierman, who was bitten on the brow, arm and leg by the bear. He additionally required stitches after his cheek was ripped open through the assault.

The September 6 incident befell after the pair noticed the black bear and shot it, however the animal ran away wounded.

Beierman says that he and his son went again out into the woods later within the night to search for the bear and noticed it in a semi-clearing.

But once they had been solely toes away from the animal it charged the pair.

“He was in a stance like a cat about to pounce,” Beierman instructed The Minnesota Star Tribune. “The next thing I know, he was on me. He charged and knocked me down.”

Beierman mentioned he felt the animal dig its fangs into his brow as he tried to pistol whip it. He tried to lift his proper arm to dam the animal as he began preventing for his life.

“All I could see were his claws and teeth,” he mentioned. “I lifted my right arm to block him. I remember the first bite. I heard a crunch. The bear was still attacking. He wasn’t going to leave me.”

“The bear was fighting for its life, and I was fighting for mine,’’ he added. “I’m punching and kicking and flailing around. That’s when I saw a flash from the muzzle of Owen’s rifle.”

As he watched his father pinned below the bear, Owen took maintain of his 350 Legend searching rifle and shot the animal. Beierman then pushed the bear off of him.

“We heard the bear’s final moans,” Beierman mentioned.

A neighbor helped Beierman and Owen out of the woods and he was taken to the hospital for remedy the place his cheek was reattached utilizing 23 stitches.

“When we returned home to River Falls, I told my wife I was done bear hunting,” Beierman mentioned.

A conservation officer with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources instructed The Associated Press that their hunt was authorized.