New Jersey hiker killed in apparent black bear attack

A 22-year-old hiker was found dead in the Apshawa Preserve near West Milford, New Jersey Sunday, the victim of an apparent black bear attack. Darsh Patel was part of a group of five hikers that scattered after a bear began to follow them in the wooded preserve. A bear was found and later euthanized by authorities, and the incident is under investigation. Star-Ledger.