“Bear Lady” Kay Grayson Found Dead
Kay Grayson or the “Bear Lady” in Tyrrell County was found dead. She lived in an isolated area and loved and protected the black bears that lived in the woods around her home. Her body was
discovered in the woods about 200 yards from her trailer. Law officials say it is possible she had been pulled into the woods by bears. How she died is not known yet. Her body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Greenville, North Carolina.
Grayson was last seen about two weeks before she was found dead. Sheriff reports are that there was “no indication of foul play”. Grayson had lived in the remote area near the small community of Alligator east of Columbia since the early 1990’s. She loved nature and she loved the black bears and would often complain about thehunting of the bears. It was reported she used to feed the bears, some of them even eating right out of hand.
