A 30-second encounter with an aggressive bear in Glacier Nationwide Park will possible follow a hiker for the remainder of her life. Fortunately, the lady and her mountaineering associate had bear spray, and it might have saved her life.
A report from local KPAX News suggests a 34-year-old girl was mountaineering at Lake Janet on Wednesday afternoon when a bear with two cubs “charged out of the comb” towards her. The lady ended diving off the path and overlaying her head. The bear injured her arm and shoulder earlier than her associate was in a position to deploy the bear spray and scare the animal away.
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Glacier Nationwide Park just lately posted on Instagram about bears, saying: “If a bear seems intent on approaching you in a non-defensive method, collect your group collectively, make noise, and attempt to discourage the bear from additional approaching. Put together to deploy your bear spray.”
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