Montana man to return home from weekslong hospital stay after bear bit off lower jaw
A Montana man who survived a horrific bear attack and endured arduous surgeries to repair his jaw is ready to head home after five weeks in the hospital. A Montana man who survived a horrific bear attack and endured arduous surgeries to repair his jaw shared that he wanted others to keep on fighting as he prepares to head home after five weeks in the hospital . "Even if there seems to be no hope, keep on fighting," Rudy Noorlander said in a message read by one of his daughters at a press briefing Friday. Noorlander, 61, a Navy veteran, was helping a group of hunters track a deer in Big Sky, Montana, on Sept. 8 when a grizzly bear attacked him and bit his lower jaw off, his family said. Following emergency surgery in Bozeman, he was flown to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where over the past five weeks he has undergone multiple surgeries, including a complete jaw reconstruction. Rudy Noorlander appears with his daughters and doctor during a press briefin...