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In calmer days, Smokey the Bear posed with his owner, David McKigney
In calmer days, Smokey the Bear posed with his owner, David McKigney

In calmer days, Smokey the Bear posed with his owner, David McKigney

Date7/2/1978
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  • In calmer days; Smokey the Bear posed with his owner; David McKigney. The supposedly tame bear attacked McKigney's 30-year-old woman friend in the bedroom of his home near Aurora yesterday. Lynn Orser died later in Sunnybrook Medical Centre. McKigney has often wrestled the 463-pound bear in exhibitions.
  • In calmer days, Smokey the Bear posed with his owner, David McKigney
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Original Toronto Star caption: In calmer days; Smokey the Bear posed with his owner; David McKigney. The supposedly tame bear attacked McKigney's 30-year-old woman friend in the bedroom of his home near Aurora yesterday. Lynn Orser died later in Sunnybrook Medical Centre. McKigney has often wrestled the 463-pound bear in exhibitions.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001334F
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