Man Escapes From Bear Attack

A forester who was scouting areas for tree cutting in the Brockway area this week, about 80 kilometers south of Fredericton, says he was attacked by a black bear and barely escaped by the skin of his teeth. 

Natural Resources is now looking for the bear.
    
Pierre Mezzetta tried to run away when confronted by the bear which he estimates weighed over 300 pounds and was chased up a tree.
    
The bear still managed to sink its teeth into his boot and leg before finally leaving.
    
Such attacks by black bears are considered rare.