"...another fisherman showed up with a gaff and joined in the fight. The bear kept hold of its victim by his shoulder.

Two other men showed up armed with a knife and ball- peen hammer. "This bear was getting hit between the eyes with the hammer and it didn't flinch," Miller said.

Another man then arrived with a fishing knife and began stabbing the bear in the neck.

"He didn't let go until he was dead," Miller said."

How terrible!