Terrifying video
Female athlete surprised by black bear training
Terrifying video: bears visit sports
How would you react if you were suddenly surprised by a huge black bear while working out on your terrace? A woman in New Jersey experienced just that – and is now sharing the recordings her cell phone took during the process.
What happened?
It was a perfectly normal day in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, when a young woman was enjoying a relaxing outdoor workout on her patio, which was suddenly interrupted when a giant black bear appeared out of nowhere and ran towards the woman.
Wow, I would have been scared to death.
Yes, the athlete, who is not known by name, too: in her recordings you can see how she laughs in shock, but immediately sprints to the safety of her house, closely followed by her bear visit.
And how did the bear react?
He didn’t let himself be put off by the escape: the video shows him coming onto the terrace and looking for an entrance to the house – persistently, but unsuccessfully.
Phew, lucky.
In fact, it is actually not advisable to run away in panic in such an encounter, because this can make the bear aggressive and aggressive. Therefore, in order not to arouse the hunting instinct, it is better to avoid eye contact, speak calmly to the bear, make loud noises to scare it away – and at the same time give it a clear escape route.
What is such a big bear doing in the middle of a residential area anyway? He feels much better in the forest.
Yes, bear tourism has become a real problem in many areas of the United States. It’s not just in New Jersey that bears, attracted by the enticing smell of their garbage cans, are increasingly walking to where people live in search of food. For this reason, warnings are repeatedly given in the affected areas against throwing away meat and food that is not packaged in an odour-proof manner.
Could this also happen in Germany?
Probably not, the times when “problem bear” Bruno kept the nation in suspense are long gone. But if you are also planning a holiday in one of the bear-infested regions of the USA and would like to do sports there in the morning: you might want to watch this video beforehand…
Source used: SWNS, Stern.de