Sourdough
WKR
Man who survived bear mauling near Gulkana details harrowing experience from hospital bed
With some hundred stitches and a lengthy recovery ahead, Minish spoke clearly, describing his Tuesday morning encounter with a bear near Gulkana.
www.alaskasnewssource.com
I have been studying this for 60'ish years, have had hundreds of "Classic" encounters (Classic being, in my opinion, is when first awareness of bear potential problem when bear is five or ten yards of on top of you, to the first awareness being "Zero Awareness" till, you are experiencing being mauled).
This is quite often how fast it happens. I post this because, in my opinion the biggest flaw in most peoples thinking, is they will have "Time" to deploy any defense, be that canned bear spray, firearm, bowie knife, or large stick.