Swedish man shows people the right way to escape a bear attack

Business Insider ^ | 05/21/2015 | AMEENA SCHELLING

[SeekAndFind]

To thwart a bear attack, make yourself look bigger and scarier.

This is how you escape from a bear attack.

Ralph Perrson was walking with his wife and dog in the woods when he noticed his dog was barking differently, the Swedish outlet The Local reported. Suddenly a large Eurasian brown bear ran out of the woods and charged at him.

Fortunately for Perrson, he knew bears are much more scared of us than we are of them. Standing his ground, he raised his arms and let out a primal yell. The very startled bear spun right around and ran back into the woods.

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Like black bears in the US, Eurasian brown bears avoid humans and rarely attack unless provoked or startled, which this one probably was. There have only been two fatal attacks in Sweden in the past century.

[Frank_2001]

“With a grizzly, a can of pepper spray”

...will make the bear think, “Oh WOW! Mexican food!!!” ;)

[Daffynition]

This is what happens, when your dog runs ahead....comes back barking to tell you *something* is ahead on the trail ..... this is why we can't have a nice walk in the woods.

[TurboZamboni]

just wave and say 'see ya later,pal!'