{"id":763362,"date":"2026-06-27T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T08:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/763362\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T08:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T08:41:18","slug":"heart-pounding-video-shows-womans-terrifying-encounter-with-grizzly-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/763362\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart-pounding video shows woman\u2019s terrifying encounter with grizzly bear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A woman walking her dog in a wooded area in Canada recently found herself <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_2136271\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/hiker-comes-face-face-massive-bear-popular-california-trail-terrifying-encounter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">stalked by a large bear<\/a>, according to a tense viral video she shot on her phone.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Despite the woman repeatedly shouting at the bear &#8220;No! Go away&#8221; and making loud noises to scare it away, it continued to follow her down the road.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">After at first slowly moving toward her, the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_2136272\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/two-hikers-capture-terrifying-video-charging-grizzly-bears-glacier-national-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">bear suddenly started charging<\/a>, circling her as she kept backing away and screaming for it to leave them alone.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">For nearly two agonizing minutes, the bear runs toward her then backs away, rearing up on its hind legs several times, revealing its massive size.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_2136273\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/security-footage-shows-dogs-dramatic-showdown-with-full-sized-bear-inside-california-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SECURITY FOOTAGE SHOWS DOG&#8217;S DRAMATIC SHOWDOWN WITH FULL-SIZED BEAR INSIDE CALIFORNIA HOME<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bear1.gif\" alt=\"GIF of bearing rearing up.\" width=\"2026\" height=\"06\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A woman had a frightening encounter with a bear this week. (Wilderness Escape Adventures via Storyful)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She was finally able to distract the bear by <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_2136274\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/california-couple-fights-70-pound-black-bear-hatchet-water-bottle-outside-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">throwing what appeared to be<\/a> her water bottle behind a gate. The video ends as she races away after the bear went to investigate what she had thrown.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_2136275\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/grizzly-bear-mauls-hiker-drags-him-dozens-feet-glacier-national-park-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GRIZZLY BEAR MAULS HIKER, DRAGS HIM HUNDREDS OF FEET ON GLACIER NATIONAL PARK TRAIL<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The woman had just grabbed her morning coffee and was only planning to go for a short walk with her dog near where she was <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_2136276\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/great-outdoors\/camping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">camping<\/a> with others when the encounter happened, according to Wilderness Escape Adventures in Alberta, which said on TikTok they interviewed the woman.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-26-at-1.png\" alt=\"Bear rearing up\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The woman encountered the bear while heading back to her camp. (Escape Adventures via Storyful)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She had just picked up her dog\u2019s leash and began to head back to camp when the bear appeared.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/screenshot-2026-06-26-at-1.35.16-pm.png\" alt=\"Bear rearing up\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The bear reared up several times.\u00a0 (Escape Adventures via Storyful)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The woman stayed calm during the encounter and didn\u2019t run from the bear until it had moved away from her.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Experts say to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_world_article_main-content_article-body_6_2136278\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-analysis\/practical-guide-getting-mauled-bear-hiking-camping-summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">never run from a bear<\/a> because it can trigger their predatory instincts and bears can outrun humans at up to 35 mph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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