Kenneth Alonso, the state's chief medical examiner, said an autopsy revealed that the bear absorbed only three or four grams of cocaine into its blood stream A mountain bear that died after eating cocaine it found in a Georgia forest didn’t take all 75 pounds of the drug dumped in the area by a drug smuggler, say investigators who believe someone human may have helped.unidentified hunter who found the dead bear on a hillsideThe hunter told a friend about the animal, and word slowly spread to a state game and fish division employee who finally informed the GBI.The bear’s body was found near an empty duffel bag believed to have contained cocaine.Authorities believe the duffel bag contained cocaine that was part of a large shipment dropped in the area by Andrew Carter Thornton II on a flight from ColombiaInvestigators believe he intended to return to the area to get the cocaine, but he died when he parachuted from the plane in Knoxville, Tenn., with 77 pounds of cocaine strapped to his waist.

The bear’s body and the bag were within 100 yards of three duffel bags holding a total of 218 pounds of cocaine that were found shortly after Thornton died, Garner said. A fourth bag containing 75 pounds was found nearby