A 12-year-old boy in Wisconsin shot and killed a black bear as it was attacking his father near their hunting cabin. Ryan Beierman, 43, was pinned beneath the 200-pound bear when his son, Owen, fired a shot from the hunting rifle,

A dad is calling his 12-year-old son a hero after the boy saved his life during a black bear attack while on a hunting trip in Burnett County, Wis.

A 12-year-old boy is being praised as a hero for shooting and killing a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in western Wisconsin.Ryan Beierman, 43, shared the story of his son’s heroics with the Minnesota Star Tribune,