Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Bear Incident Revealed

Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr admitted in a social media video that he staged a bear's death in Central Park a decade ago to look like a bike accident. This disclosure precedes a potential article from the New Yorker. Police had investigated the incident in 2014.

Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr revealed in a recent online video that he staged a dead bear's appearance in New York City's Central Park to look like a bike accident a decade ago.

Kennedy claimed the video, posted on social media platform X, was an attempt to preempt a story by the New Yorker. He recounted how he found the bear after a vehicle collision and, before catching a flight, decided to leave it in the park with a bicycle staged to look like an accident.

The Kennedy campaign did not provide additional comments. In 2014, a black bear cub's body was found in Central Park, spurring a criminal investigation. Reuters previously reported foul play was suspected.

(With inputs from agencies.)