Meeker, Stories

Rumors Amok: Body parts actually belong to bear

MEEKER – In what was initially investigated as possibly a human hand and foot, turned out to be bear paws.
phmkpawfound1The body parts were discovered Thursday night in the grassy area between Mountain Valley Bank’s parking lot and the skateboard park, next to the library.
“We determined it was bear parts,” said Police Chief Bob Hervey. “The bone structure is different from the human (hand and foot).”
Two paws were found, one was a front…