College Wrestlers Attack By Grizzly Bear In Wyoming And Lived To Talk About It

CODY, Wyoming — When a grizzly bear attacked his Northwest College wrestling teammate Brady Lowry outside Cody, Wyoming, on Saturday, Kendell Cummings didn't hesitate to try to free his friend from the bear's clutches.

The bear had grabbed Lowry's arm, shaking it until it fractured. Lowry curled up in a ball but the bear continued its attack "biting my back, my butt, my shoulder," he said.

Cummings attempted to disrupt the attack by yelling, throwing things at it and grabbing its coat to attempt to pull it off Lowry.

"I didn't want to lose my friend. It was bad. There was big ol' bear on top of him. I could have run and potentially lost a friend, or get him off and save him," said Cummings, from his hospital bed in Billings, Montana.

In a flash, the bear turned on Cummings, relentlessly mauling his arms and head. For some reason, the assault stopped, but the bear returned for a second attack.

Lowry, who is from Cedar City, feared Cummings was dead. Despite his own injuries, Lowry climbed up a ridge to locate cell service to call 911 for help.