Rutgers Student Captured Photo of Bear Just Before Fatal Attack

A Rutgers student took photos of a black bear moments before the animal chased and killed him.

Human remains were found in the animal’s stomach and esophagus, and human blood and tissue were found below its claws, according to NJ.com.

West Milford Police released the photos after an Open Public Records Act request was made, according to The Telegraph.

Darsh Patel, 22, a senior in the School of Arts and Sciences majoring in information technology and informatics, was killed in the bear attack in September while hiking with friends in a wooded area near West Milford.

Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Larry Ragonese said Patel’s death in the Apshawa Preserve was the first fatal bear attack recorded in New Jersey in 150 years.

Five friends from Edison were hiking in the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford when they came across a bear. The friends ran in different directions and, after regrouping, they noticed one of their friends was missing.

A bear at the scene was euthanized.

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