No one else's opinions are implied. The article went on to say that the student had a bow with him. He scrambled up the river bank to retrieve his bow to find the bear watching him. He shot the bear with an arrow just before the bear charged towards him. The arrow hit a vital spot and the bear dropped to the ground.
Officials believe that it is the same bear that has been ravaging the town's garbage cans.
The numerous forest fires have caused a depletion in the wildlife and the berry crop, causing the bears to scavenge for food. That's all that I can remember about the article.