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Plane Crash Bear Attack Leaves Pilot Severely Injured
Robert Marshall 29 of Myersville survived a plane crash in the Great Smoky Mountains only to be mauled by a 75 pound bear during the night long ordeal. He sustained two broken wrists and several broken ribs with the face clawed and eye lost vision. The nine aboard included his mother in law Mrs Van North 49 and nurse Miss White who fired the rifle ending the bear attack. Marshall’s wife was killed in a previous crash three years ago. He received blood transfusion in the plane and was flown by helicopter to a hospital then scheduled for transfer to New York for further care.
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Great Smoky Mountains
North Carolina
Tennessee
Robert Marshall
Myersville
Waldo van North
Tuesdy Atgat
Marshall
van North
Janet Ware
Mary Margeret
Mary Marsha
Earold
James Witham
Washington
Miss White
Als White
Abley. Stambaugh
Josaua E Ernst