Grizzly Bear From Will Ferrell’s Movie Semi-Pro Kills Trainer

Scary business.  We went to the circus a few weekends ago and I was kinda freaked out watching the bears as they rode around on motorcycles and danced around and not to mention the lions in the cage with their trainers.  YIKES! You just never know when/if their wild animal instincts will kick in and make them snap….

The grizzly bear that wrestled Will Ferrell’s character in the recent film Semi-Pro,  seemed to obediently follow cues, which made its killing of its trainer with a bite to the neck all the more stunning.

Three experienced handlers were working with the grizzly Tuesday at the Predators in Action wild animal training center when the bear attacked Stephan Miller, 39, said San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Cindy Beavers.

Miller was the cousin of training center owner Randy Miller, she said.

Pepper spray was used to subdue and contain the bear, and there were no other injuries, Beavers said. Paramedics arriving shortly after the initial emergency call around 3 p.m. were unable to revive Stephan Miller.

The Department of Fish and Game investigated the incident but will not decide whether the bear will be euthanized because the attack occurred outside its jurisdiction during a training session on facility grounds, department spokesman Harry Morse said.