The patrol leader training received by a 13-year-old Boy Scout came in handy when his scout leader was dragged into a cave at Splitrock Reservoir in Rockaway.
A New Jersey Boy Scout leader is alive this evening thanks to the quick actions of three scouts who were with him when he was attacked by a black bear at the Splitrock Reservoir in Rockaway Township Sunday, according to reports.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A bear that attacked and killed a hiker in a northern New Jersey nature preserve did not have rabies, according to state wildlife officials.