Talking Tombstones Bear a Message from the Grave

The above title is from a Reuter's article. The story was such a disappointment. I wanted it to be about some undead bear that wandered the woods delivering messages from the after-life, not some silly computer display for headstones.


TOMBSTONE, AZ (Rooters) - Residents of the self proclaimed "Town too tough to die", have been reported unusual sightings of a large gray bear wandering the Dragoon mountain area. Some of the people making reports have claimed the bear is 'speaking' as it wanders the scrub covered, rocky hills.



Bill Vicars of the Tombstone saw the bear last Saturday while hiking the Cochise Trail.

"I was coming out of this grove of cotton woods when I started to hear this odd gurgling speech. I kept hearing, 'huhugiog haahama daam kaacim odham". Sounded like Indian to me. So I keep walking and there I see this big ugly grey bear standing on its hind quarters and waving it's paws at the sky."



There have been at least 25 reported sightings of the bear according to Tombstone city marshal Rolph Spincer, "I've been in law enforcement for 40 years and I've never seen anything like this." he said.



Hank Roman, Vice Chairman for the Tohono O'Odham Nation, says, "Mother Earth is something very sacred, the first helper Jufum has been sent to cleanse the land."



Other tribal leaders could not be reached for comment.




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