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Harold is my uncle, thank you for covering the story…he murdered both of my aunts.
Rip Lynn and Toni. ❤ edit: I will say growing up with many memories of harold, he never struck me as a murderer or bad guy in any way…People are very good at hiding who they really are…
I am so sorry for your loss.
Yet another psychopathic allopathic god. Just like any day at the office..
Edit: sooziQz, sending much love and thanks for sharing...
Omg I'm so sorry you've had to grapple with something like that, especially when you don't see it coming and they don't show warning signs. And both Aunts... It must be shock... To the entire family, too. I can't imagine coming across that in a video. May your Aunts rest in peace ❤🕊️
May your Aunts rest in peace ❤❤
I’m so sorry you lost your aunts in such tragic ways. Sending comfort to you & your family.☮️💖
Here's the saying I've always been told for bears: If it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lie down. If it's white, goodnight. Never run from a predator unless you wanna be seen as prey.
Excellent advice. Predators are predators after all. Men are the only animals who are so arrogant to not realize that predators don't give AF.
I like that verse! Good one to remember.
Could you imagine having to try and force yourself not to move while being mauled 😢 😳 I think I'd just fight to die faster, obviously I dunno in that situation but geez!
If it's an albino...
If it's an albino,
Then you don't know.
Taking a bunch of photos with your wife right before murdering them is so dark. Then finding out he’d done it before is just insane. I genuinely can’t believe how evil ppl can be.
He probably did that to show how “in love and happy” they were - almost as an attempt to prove he didn’t do it
Exactly what I was about to post, how sick of him 😡
@@mikeiso8963 he had extensive reconnaissance and chose a place to hike that had no cell phone service. Dark and thorough is how I would describe him.
@@xTwistedPeachHis arm around her shoulder looks so fake too.
@@rt66vintage16 Yeahhh, it’s giving very put on vibes!
That young boy getting left behind like that seems more like how troop leaders were in the 70s not the 90s
Crazy they went with only one person. You think they’dhave a stay where you can always see the leader rule or even have four designated kids to be lead and bring up the end. Isn’t that like the whole point of scouts?
They should have a troop leader in the front of the line and in the very back of the line
I thought that practice was standard. ...
Yes!!!!
Never just one adult for any size group of kids.
This is the way. Girl scouts always did it like that. Buddies side by side adults at each end.
BSA Has required 2 - deep leadership on all outings since the 1980s. If he was the only adult leader on the hike then they were violating policy. The policy was set up for various reasons, including a lost hiker.
Hey! I’m a LT on NJSAR. Very familiar with this case. Unfortunately the Rutgers students were warned by other hikers and actually approached the bear. Then ran. Both no nos.
Also NJ is the densest state with people and black bears!
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They didn’t approach the bear. They stood and took photos thinking the bear was at a safe distance but the bear advanced on them so they turned around and walked away. That’s evident from the photos. But the bear was closing in on them so both they and the bear sped up and then they ran, no less in different directions rather than staying on the trail together. Who would want to be running alone and not be helped if the bear attacked?? I guess they panicked and just didn’t think. Another mistake.
The couple who told them a bear had been following them for 10 minutes 30-40 yards behind them should have been heeded. The five guys all had water and granola bars on them which a bear can smell from quite a distance. It was a bad acorn season. It was September when they have to fatten up. The couple didn’t mention to the police if they had food on them, but they had been hiking for several hours. The couple also didn’t mention if they turned to face the bear and tell it to go away, which you should do with a bear following you. You’re supposed to stand your ground and be menacing, pick up sticks or such, so the bear thinks you’re not worth the trouble. The five guys should have done that. You shouldn’t turn your back on the bear-at least walk sideways.
When they found Patel, his pants and socks were on the briars and his cell phone had been bitten. Bears will maul trail cams too because they can smell the human scent on them and wonder if it’s something edible. The bear wasn’t rabid and they found human tissue and hair inside it (no mention of a granola bar). I think it was odd that the bear was circling the body 30 yards away. That’s pretty far to me. They also said he’d stalk the body and I don’t get that scenario. They also threw rocks at it to try to scare it away though it was evident since the bear was still there, that they would have to kill it anyway.
People should go over bear “rules” before hiking such as absolutely don’t separate, don’t run, don’t let someone lag behind-wait for them to catch up. If it’s just a short day hike up to 4 hours or 5-6 miles max, don’t even bring food with you, just water-eat before and don’t let bacon smoke or the like get all over you. As of 2014 when this happened, it was that region/county that had the most density of bears per square mile not the whole state. That’s a heavily forested region. Of course there are more now, and I saw a recent figure that 562 bears were killed in 6 days and there have 140+ attacks, such as being swatted, bitten or maybe aggressive moves. They’re competing for food and it’s not just bears who eat acorns. There have been more predatory black bear fatalities.
They’re all around our houses. I back up to big bushes, woods and very close to a steep slope and blind corners. You can’t see what’s coming until it’s very close. Three times I’ve seen it walk the tree line right through my yard right under my kitchen window. It’s unnerving. I have to be so vigilant.
I had a buddy who was cutting switchbacks at a trail out in Oregon a while back. He would go out trailing quite often and would tell us stories about "cliffs" he would climb. We kept telling him not to because it's dangerous. Sure as shit, he fell one day. He fell 60-70 feet and ended up half paralyzed. Don't cut switchbacks, folks. He's lucky to be alive.
What does cut switchbacks mean ?
Like S’s and you don’t stay on trail you try to cut across
But run into trouble from not staying on trail ??
@@kingdingaling2469i was just here trying to figure it out
what are switchbacks?
@@candy26sb 😊
@@dianeyoung2914 So I just googled it, someone please correct me if I am wrong lol, but apparently it means to cut across on zig-zag parts of the trail. They basically take the small shortcut instead of following along the trail
Whatever happened to the "buddy system?" This was mandatory when I was a scout. (Yes, back in the dark ages.)
😂 😅
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He failed to pull this off because of the history of the marriage relationship from the start. She wasn’t allowed to speak to her own family unless he was on the telephone line. He was so afraid his lies would become exposed. I had a similar experience with a spouse. Very tense for everyone.
Narcissists love isolating their prey. Then they can control even more of their lives that way. Despicable.
I hope you took that ex hiking
@@fab3laundry
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I should have 😳.
He hired a convicted felon to harass me DAILY since 1988. That’s 36 yrs and counting. He’s a cop with 9mm and badge as weapons.
I hope I make it 😩
@@darrellhicks360 the felon is a cop? I shouldn't be surprised as it seems the worst of the worst seek out positions in LE so they can commit crimes with impunity. Everything from pedophilia to murder is ok as long as you are "one of them". A Tassie cop who was a well known pedo got a Police Funeral I heard the other day. When the people you fear are the people you are supposed to call when there is something very wrong happening, there needs to be changes made to the recruitment and investigation of police officers accused of crimes.
Kyle, not only was I born and raised in New Jersey, I've hiked most of the trails including the trail where the fatal bear attack was and not long afterwards. The credible reports I heard was that the man who was killed was trying to take selfies with the bear behind him and not very far away. The report was the the person didn't leave an escape route for the bear. The victims 4 friends started to run as the bear attacked. There are multiple warning signs at the trailhead of the presence of bear activity. Placing a bear where he can't escape and trying to take selfies is not being bear-aware.
That bear could have gone any where including up a tree. It just wanted some curry. Can you blame him?
That sounds more like a rumour.
"Young people were hiking and saw a bear, taking pictures of it and then it attacked them."
transforming to
"Someone was taking selfies with a bear and then it attacked."
I'm sure if he had tried taking selfies, there would've been more solid mention of it. And I'd rather trust what the official reports said, saying that it appeared to be hungry and was protecting its kill afterwards.
@@pluggedfinn-bj3hnand the selfies would have been on the camera
I do think it was foolish to try and take puctures of the bear instead of just leaving right away, but how could he have blocked all escape routes for the bear? It can go literally any direction, plus up trees, and even just the way it came.
@@laurieb3703 Maybe the bear took some selfies while eating curry?
Wow you have BLOWN UP since you started doing spooky hiking stories and shorts. I remember when you had like 5,000 subs! Congratulations, man!!!!
his quality is as good or better than professional news shows like 48 hrs, etc
@@charm2800 I highly agree with both of you 😊😊😊
Totally agree
Still, though, I’m surprised there aren’t even more subs.
If it bleeds, it leads...
I feel like the boy scout leader should be fined or jailed for his negligence. You NEVER leave a hiker or BOY SCOUT behind. Plus boy scouts are taught to use a buddy system. Lots of problems with training. To this boy's detriment.
should've had at least one other adult along too - one at the front, one at the back, walkie talkies between them. sounds like some bad decisions were made.
Yes. Your pace is decided by the _slowest_ of the group. I went hiking with my school group in the eighties and that was the mantra. So sad.
In the black and white photo of that boy it looks like there's an eye in the background, it's probably nothing but it makes it 10 times creepier.
I saw that first 😮
It was probably the Eye of the Hidebehind. He likely took the picture because he sensed something behind him. Every time he turned around, it wasn't there because the Hidebehind uses you to hide behind. Knowing that something is directly behind you, you instinctively whip around to confront your stalker out of fear, but as you turn, it swiftly steps behind you, using your blind spot. Once a Hidebehind is directly behind you, your fate is all but sealed because it won't be hiding for much longer. These creatures love the taste of fear in the blood. That is why they stalk their prey. The moment you turn back around and see the horrible creature now standing directly in front of you, the fear in your blood turns to sheer terror, and that is when it brutally and horribly devours you. You won't be found.
@@RSP3557 It's not on the colour version suggesting it's a glitch.
@@RSP3557 Welp, I used to really enjoy sleeping, I guess that's over now!
@@somewhatcyclops 😂 same
I have heard the story about Darsh several times, it was said that his friends told him several times that the bear seemed to be stalking them, and they needed to get out of danger, but Darsh wanted the best photo that he could snap, and he stayed behind so he could capture the best photo.... and it ended up costing him his very life!
That's what I was thinking too. Being an experienced woodsman the first mistake is taking pictures of the bear, get out of there immediately!! Do not stick around for any reason. Don't run, just walk quickly. Looking behind every so often
@@shanegiggie EXACTLY 💯
And sadly the bear’s life too
So sad... the story of Jared always haunts me. My husband and I used to be cub scout leaders. We can not fathom leaving any scout behind, no matter of age or experience. We are responsible for the scouts at all times, such a haunting case.
I'm studying 911 call analysis and Harold definitely fell into the red flag canyon and hit every rock on the way down. Innocent callers aren't polite like him, what he was trying to achieve was ingratiation so no one would suspect him, and that's what the police will have picked up on.
She was a wonderful medical doctor. They had a beautiful daughter who doesn’t have a mom.
She was a partner in the firm of Associates in Eyecare, in Denver as an ophthalmologist, where she conducted cataract, Lasik and facial cosmetic surgery. She was awarded a place in America's Top Ophthalmologists by the Consumer Research Council in 2006.
I thought Toni was a dentist. Either way, a caring and compassionate human being, who spent her life helping people. ❤
@@jenmattrn
She was an eye doctor! Such a wonderful lady
she was a podiatrist! c'mon people, if you don't know what kind of doctor she actually was, how about you don't keep commenting incorrect ones. (mine is also incorrect, for the record, that was a joke)
Toni was a gorgeous lady & tragic that her community lost a good medical professional & a mother needed by a child (no matter that daughter's age); Harold appears to have been an attractive man in some of these photos shared here. Too bad he was a murderer.
@@jlt131
She was a partner in the firm of Associates in Eyecare, in Denver as an ophthalmologist, where she conducted cataract, Lasik and facial cosmetic surgery. She was awarded a place in America's Top Ophthalmologists by the Consumer Research Council in 2006.
Brown bears and grizzlies are way more likely to attack humans, but what's scary about black bears is that they - for some unknown reason and very, very infrequently - lock onto a human target, stalking them and then attacking them. That is by far the most common black bear attack "strategy". Usually, 9999 times out of 10,000, black bears will run away immediately, but that 1 in 10,000th time they go into stalker mode. Researchers hypothesize that these black bear attacks are triggered by a particular scent, but they are so infrequent it's not really possible to pinpoint the cause.
This guy knows what he's talking about! Clearly this bear had either never tried curry or it had been a long time since his last curry meal.
Bet it's peanut butter 😂
@@LegalTyrannyhow many times are you going to make the curry joke?
We just saw a huge black bear here in Idaho last week and my 45lb dog basically chased it away. The kids all running away was the worst thing they could do.
@@laurieb3703 As many times as it takes cupcake.
People don’t realize that yes, NJ is heavily populated BUT there are large swathes of the pine barrens and forests. We have bears, coyotes, bobcats, etc.
I've seen your pine barrens in a Sopranos episode. 😊
Plus the park in question is just south of the NY/NJ border basically adjacent to Harriman, Stirling and Bear Mountain state parks.
Who could possibly send out a group of kids with only one adult? Two as an absolute minimum, in case you need to split the group - like one kid is a lot slower than the others. Or someone gets injured, one can stay with the kid while the other goes for help.
This is excellent advice.
All safeguarding and child protection guidance requires two adults present for any activity with kids-- never mind an overnight camp out in the woods!
They should have had one drone per kid to monitor their safety & wrapped them all in stytofoam blankets.. if they really cared.
I live in western New York and when I was about 10 or 11, I had a face to face encounter with a bear. I was walking through the field right next to our house and a black bear ran out of the woods almost right into me and I screamed so loud I ran one way and the bear ran the other way. I guess I’m pretty lucky that this bear 🐻 was not hungry. I know it didn’t see me either when it ran out of the woods because we were both terrified, thankfully.
I lived in Northern New York for a while and had a similar encounter with a black bear! He came tumbling out of the woods and I was frozen in fear! I was on the phone with my mom at the time, so she snapped me out of it and told me to move my butt to the car! I was only about 30 feet away from the car, but like 10 from the bear. Bear did not care about me at all. 😅
@@Ironashman26the bear probably heard Your Mama bear on the phone, bet she was praying like crazy..geez i can't stand bears...😖
19:19 I know it's probably just a trick of the light or pareidolia or something but that looks like a large eye and part of a face behind Jared!
Anyway, this poor kid should never have been left behind like that!
i came here to say the same thing!
Thought I was crazy
I saw it too!
As if he was taking the photo to see what was behind him in the dark.
Was is wolf or a bear or a bigfoot or some other person who attacked him???
@@viccigates3756it more looks like a puma… literally you can see half of its nose too
OMG - he was abducted & probably killed… but no where in that area 😱🤯😱
The second story with the photo.. I swear to god that looks like eyes behind him and that is so so terrifying
Why let a boy who isn't too skilled go in the back??
That’s exactly what I saw! Something was behind him!!
There’s something not right about the right hand side of that photo
I was in girl scouts, we had two troop leaders, even though the boy scout troop had one leader, another troop leader or parent should have been recruited, the leader in front, and another adult at the end of the boyscouts hiking on the trail.
This was 30 years ago, we didn't bubble wrap everything. There were only 6 scouts, that seems like a small enough number for one adult to keep together.
@@DesignRhythm Yet, he did not keep them together. It was well past 30-years for me in Girl Scouts. Safety first in scouts.
I didn't do Scouts, but one year I went to a camp that focused on hiking. We always had the wildlife biologist in front and one of the two geologists in the back. Actually, the biologist's wife joined for a few days when neither of the geologists could come. And we were a small group of 14-16 year olds.
About 30-years ago, in the southern California mountains, a young girl disappeared without a trace while hiking with her family. Sadly, her skull was discovered in a mountain lion den years later in the vicinity where a mountain biker had been killed.
I fear that poor Jarod was likely "shadowed" and stalked by a cougar. Once he slipped off the hill and was on his back there would have been nothing he could do to save himself.
I have been shadowed by a cougar in the Santa Monica mountains. While it was just a curious juvenile, it still sends a chill up your spine. Especially since the cougar had the advantage of height on a slight hill which would have made a pounce very effective.
Mountain lions attacks on humans are extremely rare.
I hiked Mt. San Gorgonio in the late 80’s with my Dad and brothers. The mountain is incredibly beautiful, with amazing views, but also very, very steep, rugged, and remote. Hiking to the summit if you’re cutting switchbacks is very, very, dangerous on that mountain. Once again the terrain is incredibly steep, and if Jared went off trail to get down off the mountain faster, or to find water or other people, he probably fell to his death. His body has never been found because it’s most likely so remote that rescuers couldn’t reach the location, or they thought that he wouldn’t have gone into such a dangerous and difficult location.
Never ever run from a predator & always stay together in a group when approached!
The Jared thing is bizarre. Overnight trip. only. He's the slow one in the back of the group. How far could he have gone that he couldn't be found, even if he was trying to cut corners, so to speak? I mean, come on, if he was a slower trekker, how far could he have gotten to where no one could find him. Or, even a remain of him :( Very bizarre and distressing to me.
Yeah. Cutting switchbacks seems easier but often is harder. If he had zero experience 🤷. The leader should have covered that beforehand.
Sounds like a case for Missing 411
Another human disappears in the woods
Spooky
I go out by myself through the trails a lot and I never felt nervous about it til I started seeing all these Missing Persons Cases
if he was that slow and far behind the others, it's just a really easy take down for a mountain lion. not that spooky.
@@bertkilborne6464 , same here. I thought nothing of it until I started watching stuff like this. I mean no trace? Even if an animal got him, there would be blood or clothes or something! Just weird.
That's the hard part with large groups & inexperienced hikers - someone always wants to ho faster, while others need a break. Poor Jared, that must have been a terrifying way to die.
Hub on phone: “Spare no expense. I expect her life insurance ($5 million) will cover” 😢
so glad they caught him, if cops/investigators didn’t catch his off-tone emergency call he would’ve gotten away
@@sylviabennan
It sounded so REHEARSED and cold 🥶🥶🥶
Being attacked like that by a black bear is so rare! They’re usually afraid of people and there’s a good chance you can scare them! That bear must’ve been starving or confused or sick or something… that just so strange! Excellent video!
Seriously! I have seen black bears three times in my life and they all took off when I just gasped "a bear!" I never even got decent pictures before the poofed.
I also wonder if he was sick, running is a bad idea in general because it does trigger a prey drive but that doesn't seem like "enough" for an attack like this. I also wonder if it had survived an encounter with a hunter and thought it was in danger.
He followed the smell of curry.
@@LegalTyranny Really, that's what you need to say? You should be ashamed of your racist self.
Very strange for sure. It's also weird that it didn't run away from the police who showed up for the body. Presumably the bear had already eaten by then, and while predators do often protect their kills, again, black bears are usually pretty darn afraid of people. So once it had gotten what it wanted, it's very strange that it would have stuck around.
I wonder if it had become acclimated to humans somehow, and decided if we're not ACTUALLY a threat, then maybe we taste good?
Wild animals acclimated to humans can be pretty dangerous. It's still very strange tho, even if that were the case. Might have been a combination of factors. Acclimation plus extreme hunger plus who know what else? Most unusual indeed.
Some more info on this one:
Reports from witnesses detail the chain of events leading to the death of Darsh Patel. The black bear initially encountered and stalked, but did not attack, a male and female hiker. The two hikers warned five young men, which included the bear attack victim, not to proceed on the trail due to an aggressive bear. Instead of taking the advice, the five young men approached the bear and took photos with their cell phones from approximately 30 yards away. The bear subsequently slowly followed the young men and the group fled in separate directions. The victim lost his shoe, appeared exhausted and the bear was five feet from Mr. Patel when witnesses last saw him.
If they had stayed together and been intimidating enough it may not have attacked, they didn't follow any kind of bear safety unfortunately. I did read through the necropsy results on the bear, the bear was in good condition with no noted health concerns - though some decomposition had begun by the time of the examination which may have obscured some more subtle findings. There was also some damage from where the bear was shot, unlikely to have obscured much, but possible. The two most noteworthy findings were one that despite being in overall good body condition the alimentary tract was relatively empty (I.e. hunger was likely a factor). Two being that noted on the exam were a broken upper canine and upper incisors, the bear did take a bullet to the face (though it read as though it hit further back along the jaw), which could have caused this/could have happened during transport of the corpse/could have happened if the bear fell significantly after being shot, but if pre-mortem (though given good condition potentially not long before) then could have been a contributing factor.
you know, i thought i enjoyed hiking until i discovered kyle's channel lol
LoL, I camp all the time and the worst is when u remember ine of these stories right when laying fown to sleep. 😂
Scout leader should have taken the whole troop back down & looked for their missing member. Immediately.
You can never leave someone alone. Especially an inexperienced and lagging member.
It's unlikely Jared's last photo was a selfie. Back in the early '90's people normally didn't take selfies with cameras that used a roll of film. If he took the picture accidentally because he turned it around for some reason, he likely would have been looking down and the angle of his face in the photo doesn't suggest that. I think someone else took that photo and left the camera behind. "Here, let me take your picture for you" Did they fingerprint the camera? No torn clothing or other clues to suggest an animal attack. He just disappears.
if he was holding it out in front of him to use the flash to see something, but accidentally had it facing the wrong way around, it would make sense.
Maybe he just used the camera because of the flash. So he could see whatever or whoever spooked him.
Not true... I was a 6 year old kid in 1999, and I remember turning the camera around and snapping a picture of myself that I wouldn't be able to see for several weeks as the roll of film had to get into a red room and returned to us (sorry I don't know the english words to describe these things as I am from Europe.) But either way, I find it the most likely that he took that 'selfie' himself.
@@Valoelify usually known as a "dark room" but they do use red lights do you were close!
He could've been fumbling with it in the dark, trying to figure out getting the flash to work when it went off in his face, with him either dropping it due to that, or deciding not to try further (either immediately or subsequently discarding it)
Use, "disturbing" all you want!
"Chilling" is the most over-used word on true crime channels!
☮️💜
Almost 500k subscribers! Way to go Kyle!
Edit after finishing the video.
I am currently camping for the summer in VT. There is a black bear in the area that tries to get into the Campground dumpster and 2 weeks ago, knocked my cooler out of the lean to and ate a pound of butter and 1/2 pound of cheese. Both Cabot dairy of course! It was the middle of the night, I yelled at it, it walked away.
I haven't been scared of it until I watched this video. I'm going to be nervous sleeping tonight now!
Out of all the stories ive heard, which is a ton, this one story rips at my heart. I so badly want to go back in time to make this a better outcome. Boy scout.
God these are such sad stories . Ive grown up in Hawaii , Southern CA and Colorado. Never take the outdoors lightly - whether its the mountains or the ocean. There is something EXCEPTIONALLY 😢sad about a child being lost & alone! Also the murder of Toni H was mind blowing & I remember when it happened. Glad he didn't get away with either murder.
That last photo looks like a still shot from the Blair Witch Project, which is super creepy and now sad.
That part of New Jersey has dealt with bear problems for years. Housing encroaching on what used to be their territory causing these bears to be seen in family backyards and walking down streets. Luckily, cases like this areren't more common.
Northern Minnesota has the same problem with bears at the local landfills. Terrible issues when cabins are open in late spring / summer the bears rule.
Kyle's eyes in the thumbnails. 😂
Mans be zooted 😂
So much clickbait, but it's kind of funny.
@@trevorus lmao
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bro been crying haha
Black bears walk through our property regularly. The nearest one got to me (surprise!) was about 15 feet. I carry a long heavy tool with me whenever I am in the backyard at dusk.
Same with my mother in Connecticut, animal control tells people to let them wander through.
That second story: The troop leader should have been at the back of the line, with the most experienced kid leading.
New Jersey isn't called The Garden State for no reason.
I was told CPR is for someone unconscious and NOT breathing. Did they change something on me?
Am I the only one that will sometimes forget to breathe, if focusing super hard on something that requires tremendous attention or....focus?
@JK-gm6kk ***holding your breath as opposed to forgetting to breath*** If that's what you mean, I do that as well.
No. If she was breathing CPR wouldn't be indicated. No pulse and no breathing is the only situation where you initiate CPR.
No breathing? Rescue breaths. No pulse? Use chest compressions to pump the heart for them.
CPR is only for no pulse. If you do it right, you'll probably break their ribs. So check for a pulse first.
@@danayneal4409 exactly. The victim supposedly was breathing. Therefore she had a pulse. So she didn't need CPR.
I carry a full airhorn when hiking in the mtns bears HATE loud noises and have had to use it to scare off a bear trying to get to my food tied up in a tree.
I live in Jersey and unfortunately bears are commonly reported in neighborhoods.. they’re running out of space. I even live hunterdon county which is a lot of farmland but many wealthy neighborhoods too. How sad to hear about his death by bear attack
I lived in NE PA for 20 years and to my knowledge, the majority of unwanted black bear encounters in our area were caused by food carelessness…either by people intentionally feeding them 😬 or leaving food where they can easily reach.
The fact that Jared took an apparent "selfie" at all is very strange. I was a teen in 1991, and went on plenty of Girl Scout hiking/camping trips and took a camera along. We never, ever took "selfies" -- the term wasn't even in use then. That's what makes Jared's last photo even more unnerving.
Black bears have different temperments just as dogs, humans, goats and horses do. Fatal attacks may be rare but if you bump into one with a nasty disposition, all bets are off. I will say they arent as shy as they once were when they were hunted with dogs. On the four occasions when I've come across black bears while on horseback: 1 ran across the trail and away into the heavy undergrowth; 1 ran straight up a tree, then turned and ran head 1st down it and hauled butt into the woods; 2 together stopped for a few moments, then stepped forward toward my horse and me like we were nothing (freaked my horse out bad, which freaked me out); And the last was crossing a paved rural road. It ran up a hill and was gone in a flash. Have ridden these areas for decades. Never used to see anything other than an occassional deer or grouse. Weird to get startled when you never had to really give it a thought before. These areas havent been encroached on. All state forestry and private owned timberland. As I said they had a healthy fear of humans and dogs, back when they were hunted with dogs that treed them. I wont ride unarmed like I once did, many long years ago
We've got those huge wild pigs in Oklahoma woods. Many seen on trail cams.
Crew leaders can be god awful people sometimes sadly. Can't speak for that man, but my crew leader on one trip was so bad i left early and he got in trouble with higher ups because so many people had issues with him.... Be a good leader if you are in a leading position....
Agreed 👍
No person left behind!!! I always walk behind the slowest hiker …
as someone who is usually the slowest hiker, I thank you.
Jared. Very disturbed by his story. But I have some insight. Being 57 years old, I have owned several film cameras. There was no such thing as a "selfie stick" for a film camera. You could have tripod stand, but that was it. IMHO, the last photo of Jared was taken by Jared himself. You could only hold a camera to take a self photograph as far as your arm could reach. And aiming would have been iffy. In Jared's eyes I see worry and major stress. Not flat out terror. He was in a bad situation and he knew it. Perhaps he took the last photo as a hope that he could make it safely back to civilization and say "yes, I was very worried that I wouldn't make it out, so I took a last photo for my family". Beyond that, I cannot say. To say a word for Darush Patel, I am so sorry for your very bad luck. Rest in peace.
There's an excellent article from a few years ago in Hiking magazine , about the bear attack. The group was warned about a "sketchy' bear, they walked toward it...
I can't watch the one about that poor kid. Saddest ever, breaks my heart.
wow to the first story. can’t believe they were married for 12 years and he did something so sickening. goes to show you sometimes don’t really know a person. be extra careful and vigilant
He killed his first wife, too. He dropped a Jeep on her.
I feel a huge clue was fact he never had a job....pay attention folks. Actions tell the story. Not what BS. They spew. This is for men & women....best advice I ever heard...
If that boy was trying to light up the road,why take pictures of himself not the road ahead?
Maybe accidently, I do that a lot where I try to take a pic of something but camera is aiming at me. I usually notice but he may have had things on his mind
I can see That Chapters Life Insurance Dance happening in this first story.
Also, bears can run faster than regular humans can, and they go uphill much faster than we can.
Even faster than non-regular humans too : )
@@DesignRhythm Faster than sprinters?
@@shirleyrice7093 yes. bears are faster than any human - especially in all terrain woods. They have 4 wheel drive. Zero chance anyone can outrun a bear that has his/her sights on you. I lived near Tahoe, lots of bears.. saw a tiny little cub climb a 200ft cedar in about 3 seconds. I just saw a bear last week here in Idaho, its on my channel.
@@shirleyrice7093 Usain Bolt once briefly reached 27.78 mph for a second or two (in 2009), but the average human only runs around 15 mph. A black bear can run up to 30 mph and a grizzly up to 35 mph.
The thought of anyone leaving a child alone on a mountain/in the woods in order to complete a hike makes me so mad. Because, of course, that's more important than the safety of a young life! Some of these stories are chilling. The terror that boy must've felt out there alone at night is heartbreaking to think about.
Jared’s photo makes me cry. He looks so scared!! 😢😢
I have three sons.
His poor family!!🙏💙
I pray that whatever happened to him, happened fast and he did not suffer!!
I went hiking in NJ and LITTERALLY had a black-bear mom and her cubs cross the trail .I think the TRAIL was called heavens stairs. I know it was a Black Bear but with cubs mean NO WAY stay away I waited with 3 people for them to pass by it was A LARGE black bear
Stairway to Heaven, Vernon NJ
Gross irresponsibility to go with one adult and gross negligence to leave Jarrod behind, disgusting. The leader should have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Our scout troop always had a 3:5 ratio for the boys to adults. And the parents were always the scout masters. And the older boys were also in charge of overseeing everyone
If you look at the last photo of Jared, you can see a face to the right, 27:48 it looks like an alien of sorts to the right of his ear.😮
I saw it aswell! Really scary, and so sad
Looks like a mountain lion to me.
I remember learning about Jared as one of the first missing persons cases to me. I've never forgotten about him and yes, I keep him in my heart.
What they teach here for bear encounters in woods is look to bear and try walk slowly backwards and not to turn away and run because that's what pray do. Also before that try to check that you aren't between bear and cubs.
@19:15 That seriously looks like another eye from someone, or something else, slightly behind him (on the right side of the photo). Maybe I’m seeing things….
Noticed it the first thing. 😮
💯!
I wonder if they tested that black bear for rabies.
It looked like an eye on the right in Jared’s picture.
Darsh Patel incident: New Jersey is densely populated, but that is an average, of course. Where the incident happened is around 30 mi. as the crow flies from Central Park New York City(!). Once you get out of the heavily urbanized areas and larger surburbs, you are out in the countryside with hikable places in New York state and New Jersey. Maybe not enough of a challenge for you, but you ought to visit there sometime.
Kyle has through hiked the Appalachian Trail, so he must have hiked in NJ. The AT goes through the north western part of NJ. It's super pretty in that area.
Hey Kyle, I recently found your work after getting hooked on sballen's tales. Well done and congratulations on your success. I like how you guys are supporting each other . The bear story : Wild! But not as uncommon as I used to think : I just read the book The Bear by Claire Cameron. Same weird predatory behaviour by a healthy large male black bear, kills two experienced campers who had come from their canoe and set up camp on a small island. It is a fantastic read with an incredible twist at the end. There was the unreal story of an Inuit hunter who survived a polar bear attack in his tent by killing it with his rifle, after enduring the initial attack. They showed photos of his back - he was torn up badly and barely survived. This was maybe 10 years ago. Maybe you could cobble together series of bear tales ? Cheers.
The reality is you dont have to outrun the bear, just outrun your friends
Applies to the first story too. 😢
Lol, i have a shirt that says that..
I wish I had a friend I could sacrifice as bear bait 😢
@Saphire_Throated_Carpenter_Ant first of all: saphire throat🥰 secondly: just make sure you can outrun the person at the next picnic table
Just don’t he the last one
Just don’t be the slowest
You don’t even have to outrun all your friends
I used to live in central New Jersey (before 2014), and my family still lives there. There were and are fairly frequent reports of bears wandering into town and police having to figure out how to get them to leave and discourage them from coming back. One time I think we had to wait a couple hours before being able to leave work because a bear decided to wander through the campus (slightly on the edge of town), I think they had to tranquilize it because it wouldn't leave. Yes, NJ is quite densely populated and the bears' habitats keep getting more and more encroached on. Given the prevalence of bear stories, people who go hiking *usually* do have at least some bear awareness.
Hi Kyle! I love your videos and the way you present these stories. I have one criticism however. YOU DON"T HATE HIKING ENOUGH! I need more stories! Your channel is one of the best storytelling channels out there. Keep it up. Don't let youtube force you out like the other creators I follow.
That’s why they always say when a bear is after you run in all directions flailing your arms panicking.
Hi Kyle. I have been a subscriber since the beginning, and I'm so happy for your 428 K. You deserve all for your hard work uploading such amazing stories. As a hiker myself, I have learned a lot from your videos, and one more thing: I'm going to hike the PCT this coming August.
Have a beautiful and safe hike!
The record for a black bear taken by a hunter was over 700 lbs in NJ …
You need to do more research. Black bears rarely attack. This may have been a rogue or injured bear, an old bear who was very hungry, cubs may have been nearby or it was protecting a kill. Never ever run from any bear; you will be seen as prey. This group made a terrible mistake by running. Stand tall in a large group and yell, wave hiking sticks…anything to make you look big. Black bears easily climb trees so that doesn’t help. Carry bear spray (on your belt where you can reach it, not in your backpack) when in bear habitat just to be safe. Never let a bear get you on your back. Fight back like hell if possible. If a bear takes you down, Lay face down in the dirt with hands covered over the back of your neck. Grizzlies, brown bears, Kodiak bears are a totally different story.
I live in Bloomingdale about 15 minutes from Apshawa Preserve and hike there often. Northern NJ is mostly suburban/ rural in the Highlands region and has a large black bear population that has grown larger each year with the steady supply of trash cans at the curb for pick up and dumpsters to dive into. Instead of one cub they have 2 or 3. That's why the bear hunt is so important (controversial to some).
The park itself is high fenced off in three different areas to prevent over grazing from deer and other animals. All they would have had to do was get through a gate and could have gotten some separation from the bear (yes it could have climbed over eventually). Initially after this happened there was speculation on whether or not they were taunting, trying to feed, or following the bear, but I believe most of it turned out to be rumors and the food was found inside a pack so the bear wasn't after it.
I hike there all the time. That deer exclusion zone you're talking about is useless for bears. I saw a bear last year on the green trail within that zone. The gates no longer close in some areas as well as the fence is damaged in sections due to fallen trees.
@@tashalousdadful oh I haven't been up there in a while. That's a shame
I just filmed a female Grizzly coming down my laneway a week ago and posted it. The first time I wasn't there to film. My 77 yr old RV renter was walking with his walker and there she was. I'm amazed he wasn't attacked. They are NO JOKE and being loud while remaining calm is imperative. She is still in the area and has killed livestock, tore apart a grainery and has everyone on high alert. It is illegal to shoot a Grizzly here but I guarantee the farmers and ranchers are beyond caring about the GOV rules when this much is at stake.
Born and raised in NJ. We are densely populated but there are some very rural areas. I remember hearing about bears in NJ since I was a kid. I have never heard of an attack since the West Milford incident.
What I meant was that is the only attack I have heard of in NJ.
At the least you could assign Jarrod a "buddy" to help watch out for him.
In the last story the group was warned by another group of hikers that they were just being chased by a bear and told them not to go that way……..they went anyway
i love your channel! not only do you tell great stories and do them the upmost justice imo. given me many ideas on places to hike as well as specific gear i need to go into the wilderness. Hope you are well! Stay safe! Stay happy! Stay hiking! :P
I'm surprised that a Boy Scout group would go out into the wilderness with a single adult. That seems risky to me. School groups require multiple adults just to go to a Museum.
Talking about really disturbing final photos from hikes, please take a look at the Kremers & Froon case if you haven't already. Thanks so much for the informative content.
Another great video, Kyle. You've come a long way and deserve the success.
I have to say, if Kyle's reporting is accurate, that scout troop really got the rules messed up on hikes. Here are the rules I was trained on: (1) If you only have one adult leader, you cancel the trip. (2) The group only goes as fast as the slowest member. (3) No one hikes alone. Even in an emergency when you have to send someone to get help, you send two people. (4) Every member has a buddy and they need to know where their buddy is at all times.
Kudos for your support of search and rescue groups.
I subscribed to your channel 🎉❤ You sir are an amazing storyteller, and the best I've found on these mysterious cases and definitely the ones about government parks, and I love the photos you add that help us visualize the people or scenes while you tell the stories. You eliminate time for a busy mom schedule like mine by doing the research on these stories and telling us what all is known around these stories. I'm so glad I found your channel!! 💥🎯😊 I also appreciate the shout outs you do to rescues, volunteers and donate to them yourself, and encourage others to do this as well! BEST CHANNEL YET!! 🎉🎉🎉
Great job on your reporting, so sad for the victims involved though, may they all rest in peace.
I’m no cop but Harold had far too many specific details in specific order. My initial thoughts were this guy is too calm and helpful.
Well acted for sure.
@@thecrowfliescrooked I would say it was terribly acted. He sounded way too calm and shouldn't have been talking about things like how many beats per minutes her heart is beating at. You would think he was a doctor with the way he was talking.
@@cobra7282 ah yes.
I'm no doctor but I know hoe to take a pulse it's not that hard to do a quick estimate
Mine too
So glad to see the development of the callouts go non-profits. Good karma! Question: have you ever done a video on Douglas Legg, the boy who went missing on his family’s own Adirondack Great Camp, Santanoni. It was 1971. I think it set a record as the biggest search in NYS at the time.
Rareness matters less when you are “the only attack”. 😢
Story number two about Jared… I'm not so sure that that last picture is a "selfie"...... maybe some whacko took it before taking Jared!!!!
11:38
Dude how dumb he must be? I mean, faking an accident, okay, accidents happen, it might go unnoticed, but two? Two wives killed in accidents? What are the chances? This guy isn't just evil, he's insane if he thought anyone would notice.
So glad here in Australia 🇦🇺 that we don't have Bears! I would be terrified to go into the bush! We only have Bunyips and Yowies to worry about lol 😆 😂 🤣
Haha Im an Aussie and i totally agree. But plenty people will believe we have scary yowies, bigfoot, bunyips etc. we have nothing to worry about.
Remember if you see a black bear, make yourself big and yell. If you’re in a group you’ll be a lot more likely to scare it off as well
Love your stories. I’ve learned a lot from them
Life insurance isn't a bad thing. If a spouse puts a 4.5 million dollar policy on you, major red flag. Very Very rare to be attacked by a black bear. Grizzly bears are more likely to attack but still rare. No Grizzly bears in NJ.
Kyle I love your videos please keep up the great work. I listen to all of them at work. Could you try to do a Vermont long trail story ?
The first guy looks like a bully and she didn't look happy to me just going along with the pictures.
The kid maybe fell in a crack between rocks and got trapped.
Maybe the bear had rabies.