The Pennsylvania Game Commission on January 23, 2025, released a statement confirming that the Black Bear that attacked a Jim Thorpe resident named Andrew Neirer tested positive for rabies, a deadly v

The rabid bear attack in Jim Thorpe was “an isolated and uncommon event,” according to a press release from state Rep. Doyle Hefley, R-Carbon.

A Pennsylvania man is recovering after a rabid black bear attacked him. Andrew Neirer said he was walking from his house in the Pocono Mountains to a store when he saw the bear directly in front of him,

The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirms the bear that attacked a man in Jim Thorpe has tested positive for rabies. 28/22 News obtained surveillance video of the attack from Andrew Neirer. Neirer says he was walking to the store on a trail from his house when he spotted the bear sitting in

Security video shows a man fighting off a bear attack outside of a home in Jim Thorpe, Pa. The bear later tested positive for rabies.

A Pennsylvania man was injured in a rabid bear attack earlier this week. This is a representational image. Latin Times A rabid black bear nearly killed a Pennsylvania man until his neighbor came to his defense.