Risk Management Magazine

When Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and two friends died when their 32-foot boat slammed into a rock jetty off the Florida coast, it pushed boating safety into the headlines across the nation.

Todd Orr is a lucky man.

After being attacked not once, but twice, by possibly the same bear while hiking near his Montana home, the 50-year old drove himself 17 miles to the nearest medical facility for treatment and to alert authorities.

One weekend I made an impulsive decision to travel 70 miles south to Syracuse. We’d had some heavy snowfalls during the previous days and I took that into consideration.