Two college wrestlers suffered injuries during a grizzly bear attack at a Wyoming national forest on Saturday
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Lowry was attacked first, suffering from a broken arm and puncture wounds. Cummings came over to help his friend by yelling, kicking and hitting the bear, along with pulling on its fur to get it to stop attacking Lowry.. “It was bad. There was a big ol’ bear on top of him. I could have run and potentially lost a friend or get him off and save him.”. “I just knew I had to protect my head and just kind of fight for life, you know—it’s life or death.
After the pair escaped, Lowry found cell service and called 911. They reunited with their other teammates, got down the mountain and were taken to a local hospital. Cummings underwent surgery to mend his injuries.
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