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Charlie Brumbaugh
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Is it feasible for a black bear to kill a man with a single swat?

A recent post said:

a black bear can kill a man (or a dog) with a single swat of its paw.

I suppose anything is possible. But is it realistic? Has it ever happened?

Googling 'man killed by single punch' finds several instance where a person killed a person with one punch. I also find a lion killed a person with a single swipe. But not finding anything about a black bear doing this.

Are there any records of this happening?

James Jenkins
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