Man charged with reporting fake bear attack to leave West Virginia woods

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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK)-- An Ohio male is being charged with wrongly reporting an event after private investigators state his call to authorities to report a bear attack was just a ploy to get out of a woody location of West Virginia.

According to a criminal grievance from Kanawha County Magistrate Court, very first responders were called in the morning hours of Friday, Sept. 22, to assist a man in the woods. Dispatchers said the man declared he was injured and stranded along high terrain.

Dispatchers said the guy cried "Please assist me!" which he was being attacked by a bear, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. The guy also presumably claimed that he had actually been strolling for days, his phone was dying and that the bears were circling him and he was going to pass away.

The guy was later on identified as Christian Leonhardt, 47, of Brecksville, Ohio, according to the grievance.

Deputies say they, and several search and rescue groups worked to find Leonhardt, utilizing emergency situation lights and sirens to both frighten any bears and point the guy toward their location. Authorities say they likewise tried to get a helicopter from the West Virginia State Police or another firm to help in the search.

The criminal complaint says while on the phone with dispatchers, Leonhardt allegedly continued to say the bears were stalking him which he started yelling. He likewise presumably declared to have a head injury and was bleeding. If he was severely bleeding, dispatchers state they advised him to apply pressure with his t-shirt.

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According to the problem, after a two-hour search, teams lastly discovered Leonhardt. Once they were at his area, he supposedly denied medical treatment from fire and EMS crews, declaring he simply desired a ride out of the woods. Responders stated Leonhardt was not bleeding and did not have any noticeable injuries.

Deputies stated Leonhardt presumably informed them he was very inebriated and excused wasting their time, but that he required to get out of the woods.

Leonhardt was detained and is being charged with incorrectly reporting an emergency situation incident.