Bearly a scratch.
A Utah building employee survived an assault from a large, “son of a bitch” black bear who snuck up on him whereas at a preferred campsite, in line with a report.
Nate Peterson, 43, was a part of a four-person crew working in a cabin in Bryce Woodlands, Utah, when the 300-pound behemoth bruin pinned him on a cot, KTSU reported.
“Crazy bear. I was just sitting there minding my own business,” Peterson informed the outlet from a Sevier Valley Hospital room. “But this son of a bitch just kept chasing us down.”
“Bear walked up and hit the side of my bed. Then he came over and jumped on my bed… And then he jumped down and bit my arm and I went to screaming and threw him off and started throwing stuff at him,” Peterson recounted.
“It’s a whole other experience. It’s nothing like getting bit by a dog or getting sewn off of a horse or anything.”
The 43-year-old mentioned the bear was undeterred by the determined defensive measures and proceeded to stalk the development employee — who mentioned he’s had encounters with docile black bears earlier than.
“Three times,” Peterson mentioned. “They just walked up, looked and turned around and walked off. Usually they get a whiff of you and they leave.”
Peterson escaped the would-be maneater and referred to as his spouse on the way in which to the hospital, he informed the outlet.
“I thought he was joking,” Anna Peterson informed the outlet, including that she then rushed to satisfy him on the hospital.
Wildlife officers tracked down the belligerent bear and euthanized him on Wednesday, in line with the report.
The grizzled survivor supplied one piece of recommendation to these taking up a bear: “Don’t give up. Just fight.”
