Illinois girl jailed for 4 days and banned from Yellowstone for grizzly bear encounter
An Illinois girl was sentenced to 4 days in jail, supervised probation, and a one-year ban from Yellowstone Nationwide Park after getting too near a grizzly bear.
Samantha Dehring pleaded responsible to approaching, remaining close to to, and photographing wildlife inside 100 yards. She was subsequently sentenced to 4 days in jail, one yr of supervised probation, and a one-year ban from Yellowstone, in response to a assertion from the Division of Justice.
Dehring additionally has to pay a $1,000 wonderful, $1,000 to the Yellowstone Ceaselessly Wildlife Safety Fund as a part of a neighborhood service cost, a $30 court docket processing charge, and a $10 evaluation, in response to the DOJ assertion.
HIKER SUSTAINS ‘SIGNIFICANT INJURIES’ AFTER BEAR ATTACK AT YELLOWSTONE
On Could 10, Dehring was caught on video approaching and photographing three grizzly bears, a mom and her cubs, in response to a Fb put up from Yellowstone Nationwide Park. The mom bear rapidly charged towards Dehring, prompting the lady to show and stroll away.
“Oh my god. Oh my god,” a lady says within the background, whereas one other is heard saying that she “bought that on video.”
Yellowstone’s park security guidelines state guests should stay “a minimum of 100 yards (91 m) away from bears and wolves” even when they seem to look calm and approachable. The principles clarify that wildlife on the park is “unpredictable.”
“Wildlife in Yellowstone Nationwide Park are, certainly, wild. The park shouldn’t be a zoo the place animals may be seen inside the security of a fenced enclosure,” stated appearing U.S. Lawyer Bob Murray within the DOJ assertion.
Murray added that Dehring’s actions have been “silly,” and she or he remained unhurt by the grizzly bears as a consequence of “pure luck.”
