That would be a horrid way to go. Bears start to eat you while you are still alive.. At least big cats kill you first. Archive: https://archive.today/9w6rk From the post: >>A 71-year-old California woman who was mysteriously found dead at home was mauled to death by a black bear - in the first ever fatal attack of its kind. Patrice Miller was found dead last November in her home in Downieville, a tiny town in the Sierra Nevada, two hours northeast of the state capital, Sacramento. Sierra County sheriff’s deputies were checking on the welfare of a resident who hadn’t been seen for a few days when they found a broken door and bear scat on the porch.