Andi Bauer, 26, and Lara Booth, 23, were on a five-day expedition through the Carpathian mountains when a brown bear reportedly mauled the male hiker on the leg.
A man who was mauled by a brown bear while hiking in Romania survived after his girlfriend frantically urged him to punch the animal in the face.
According to the couple, the bear ran at the man. It proceeded to bite him on the right leg and swing him side-to-side, tearing flesh from his calf and breaking the leg in three places. Booth said she screamed to"punch it in the eye." As Bauer did, the bear reportedly fled the area. "It bit my leg, held on to it, and dragged me and threw me about. I was crying out for help, but there wasn't anything that anyone could do. The bear let go of me, and after Lara told me to punch it in the face, I hit it. It then went away. I suppose I'm lucky I got through it."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Man With Eye Patch In Town For...BusinessAll the latest local coverage from The Onion, America's finest news source.
Read more »
California man guilty of killing family of 4 found in desertA Southern California man was convicted Monday of killing a family of four and burying their bodies in the desert, a case that puzzled investigators for years after the family suddenly vanished from their home in 2010. After a trial that spanned more than four months and depended largely on circumstantial
Read more »
Swedish police shoot man at Malmo central station after bomb threatPolice on Monday shot and injured a man at the central station in Malmo in south...
Read more »
'Highly venomous' Portuguese man-of-wars are washing ashore in South CarolinaThe creatures pack a powerful sting that can be excruciatingly painful to humans, and in very rare cases, may cause death.
Read more »
Gwyneth Paltrow Forgot That She Was In 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' And It's AmazingGwyneth Paltrow Forgot That She Was In “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
Read more »
Detroit police say they have a suspect who may be linked to serial killingsA man charged with stabbing and raping a woman may be the same man responsible for three killings in Detroit, police say
Read more »