Military Veterans Talk about Bigfoot Encounters

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In 1955, Ida Mae Curtis went missing in Kootenai National Forrest in Montana. She, like Casey, was found two days later
after 350 backwoodsmen searches in heavy rain. She relayed, to the best of a 2-year-old’s ability, being cuddled and
comforted by a bear during the time she was missing...

Are bears getting a bad rap and it's merely a sign of  maternal instinct...?
Outlandish has that question may sound, the only other creature with the same appearance
that is reported in the North American woods is...  well, you know.