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28 year old, Jon Kenning, assistant professor at Creighton University in Nebraska, was attacked by a bear while sleeping in a tent. The attack took place in Itasca State Park in Northwestern Minnesota.
Kenning was on a 2 day Biology field course leading a group of 10 students. The attack occurred around 2 AM and was over very quickly. Kenning received about six cuts on his face about 2 inches long. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he received stitches.
Kenning said "Oh, yeah, I'll be back.". "Obviously I was in pain." said Kenning, who describes himself as one experienced in camping. "I was pretty shaken up, but I don't think I'll have nightmares about it."
Senior Park Administrator Courtland Nelson says that in his 21 years with the DNR he has never had an incident where a camper was attacked by an animal. "This is an oddity."
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