Bear from Will Ferrell’s Semi-Pro fight scene bites, kills trainer

Rocky, the 5 year-old grizzly bear that wrestled Will Ferrell’s character in the movie Semi-Pro attacked and killed its trainer, Stephan Miller, 39, around 3 p.m. yesterday.

Pepper spray was used to subdue and contain the 700-pound bear after it bit Miller’s neck, according to today’s Huffington Post.

Miller’s cousin — Predators in Action training center owner Randy Miller — called Rocky “the best working bear in the business” in a February interview, though he’d noted, “If one of these animals gets a hold of your throat, you’re finished.” Before this incident, the center boasted a perfect safety record.

Watch the scene from Semi-Pro in which Will Ferrell’s character fights Rocky’s character “Dewie the Bear” below.