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Those who knew him described an ordinary boy with a fondness for animals.He excelled as a swimmer in high school and earned a diving scholarship to college.</p> <p>His parents say his life took a turn in college. “I think that’s where he started drinking and hanging out with bad people,” recalls his mother, Carol Dexter.</p> <p>In his 20s, he moved to California, changed his last name to Treadwell, and pursued acting. He didn’t find success, reportedly losing an audition for the television show <em>Cheers</em> to Woody Harrelson. “It took a toll on him,” says his father, Val Dexter.</p> <p>By age 30, frustrated and adrift, he impulsively rode a motorcycle to Alaska, where he began spending summers among grizzlies, filming them closely and asserting a deep understanding of their behavior.</p> <h2><strong>Between bears without any protection</strong></h2> <p>Treadwell’s dedication to bear protection began in the late 1980s, following a near-fatal heroin overdose. 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