Hiker Took Pictures of Black Bear Before It Killed Him

The Rutgers student who was mauled to death by a black bear in September during a hike in the densely forested northwest New Jersey took several photos of the bear before the attack, which were released by authorities on Tuesday.

This photo of a black bear taken by 22-year-old hiker Darsh Patel before he was mauled to death by the bear in New Jersey's Apshawa Preserve, on Sept. 21, 2014. AP Photo/Darsh Patel via West Milford Police Department