Steven Jackson, 66, of Tucson, was sitting in a chair at the site of a house he was building south of Prescott when the bear attacked, officials say.
Arizona Daily Star The fatal bear attack on a Tucson man Friday was unprovoked and the animal carcass is being tested for disease, the Arizona Game and Fish Department said in a news release.
Jackson was dead by the time officers with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and the Arizona Game and Fish Department arrived.People are also reading… The carcass will be examined and tested for disease by the department’s veterinarian and wildlife health specialist, Dr. Anne Justice-Allen, the release said. An initial evaluation of the adult male bear deemed it to be 'healthy and in good condition,' the Arizona Republic reported Friday.
This was the second fatal bear attack in Arizona since then, which is as far back as the department’s database tracks.
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