VIDEO: Terrifying Scenes Unfold on Camera as Bear Tries to Pull Down Hiker From the Tree as He Tries to Escape

The attraction towards hiking stems from the thrill, excitement and unpredictability it holds. The act of hiking demands tremendous amount of physical and mental fortitude.

It is a given that a hiker must always be prepared for the worst and maintain calm if an adverse situation ever presents itself.

Hiker vs bear showdown

Uploaded by the very popular page ‘CCTV IDIOTS’, the video showed a horrifying and dangerous encounter of a hiker and a bear in the woods. The video started with the man hastily trying to climb up the tree and the bear takes notice of this. The bear walked on all fours towards the tree and stood on his two feet, in an attempt to grab hold of the man.

The bear got really close to the left foot of the hiker before he managed to get it away from its grasp. Not willing to give up, the bear continuously tried to grab hold of the man’s leg as he struggled to climb further up the tree. His friend recording the video shouted instructions and tried to guide the man, who is clearly panicking.

The man finally managed to make his way a little further up but that only gave the bear more fuel to try. It grabbed hold of the tree with all of its limbs and tried to climb up the tree, just like the man did. It does manage to get up a few feet but failed to make it all the way up. The video ended with the man making to further up and the bear wondering how it could do the same.

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Internet reacts to terrifying encounter

The entire encounter between the man and the bear gave users online goosebumps and left them terrified. Let us take a look at what some of them said!

This user had his say about the person recording the camera.

The user here spoke for the bear, saying that all it craved was a simple hug.

This user had a funny take on the encounter, calling the encounter a plain old game of footsie.

The user believed that the man would be up the tree all night, which could prove to be even more dangerous.

This person here was of the opinion that the bear just wanted to play and have some fun!

The video certainly makes for an uncomfortable watch as the bear did get tantalizingly close to getting hold of the man’s leg. All’s well that ends well as the bear did not show stubbornness in trying to reach the man. The hiker would most definitely be counting his stars!

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