Hiker’s Camera Captures Weird Creature Coming Towards Him - YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM

a New Jersey man met an untimely fate while hiking Through The apshawa Preserve however just before he met his demise he snapped photos of his killer with his cell phone before we continue please take some time to subscribe to daily dose like and share this video with your friends Dar Patel a 22-year-old student of Rucker University was out on a hike through the West Milford abaa preserve with four friends when he met an untimely and horrific demise according to the New York daily news however just before he was killed Patel snapped a few pictures and in them he captured his killer as the New Jersey resident and his friends began their hike through the nature preserve the group of five met a man and a woman at the entrance of The Preserve who were leaving and told the group that a bear was aggressively following them the couple advised the five friends to turn around according to authorities Unfortunately they didn't listen and failing to heed the warning would be a fatal mistake for one of them the group continued on their hike where they eventually laid eyes on the bear that's when Dar Patel decided to snap a few photos of the lumbering 300-lb black bear which is seen on all fours in the series of images that were later released by the West Milford Police Department after an open public records Act was filed by NJ Advanced media using his cell phone Patel snapped the images of the animal as it approached the group at a distance of about 100 fet after capturing a few shots the group began to walk away but the bear followed that's when the unimaginable happened as Patel ended up fatally mauled and bitten attacked and killed by the bear he had just photographed police explained that when the Black Bear closed the Gap and got within approximately 15 ft of the group they split up as they took off running in different directions Patel who lost his shoe was last seen alive climbing a rock where he screamed for the others to keep going as the bear closed in on him his four friends managed to escape and eventually called 911 4 hours later Patel was later found dead by emergency responders with the bear circling his body during a press conference following the attack Larry reganes a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said officers then shot and killed the animal the bear was first struck in the shoulder before the Fatal blow was delivered to its jaw human remains including human hair flesh and clothing were found in the stomach of the bear and in its esophagus according to nj.com dot there was also human blood and tissue found under its claws according to the lab results from the East Stroudsburg University laboratory in Pennsylvania 61% of the contents of the Bear's esophagus was human flesh while the necropsy revealed only 1% of the bear's stomach contained animal flesh of course authorities also recovered Patel's cell phone at the scene which not only bore the Bear's images but also puncture from the Bear's teeth police add that the bear was not provoked by the group and that further lab results only deepen the mystery behind the attack since the bear was not found to be malnourished or diseased nj.com reported in a follow-up article although Patel's death was the first confirmed instance of a person being killed by a bear in New Jersey some 60 such fatal attacks have occurred in North America over the last century according to experts it should also be noted that although black bears were virtually eradicated from New Jersey by the 1960s the animals have since rebounded to a population of about 2,500 what a shocking reminder that although nature is incredibly beautiful it is also immensely Fierce while we shouldn't shy away from an adventure because of that we should ensure we are prepared and heed warnings when they are offered the New Brunswick today provided the following safety tips from the National Park Service which are recommended for encounters with a black bear remain watchful and do not approach the bear being too close may cause the bear to react aggressively by making loud noises running towards you or swatting the ground don't run but back away slowly watching the bear at all times if a bear approaches you without vocalizing or paw swatting change your direction if the bear gets closer talk loudly or shout at it act together as a group if you have companions we are also reminded once again that no picture is worth one's life had the group not stopped to capture those photos perhaps Dar Patel would still be alive today although he wouldn't have the photographs he'd still have the memories of the moment and more importantly his life