Shayne Patrick Burke was looking for owls in the wilds of the US state of Wyoming, but he found grizzly bears instead.
Just moments after Burke noticed a bear cub within 45 to 65 metres, he saw a mother grizzly charging toward him.
Burke had been hoping to photograph a great grey owl and was hustling back through the wilderness to meet his wife. "I believe she went in for a kill bite on my neck. I still had my hands interlocked and my arms protecting my carotid arteries. I never let go of the bear spray can," Burke wrote in the post.
NPS noted that "the visitor was carrying bear spray and intentionally making noise based on posted bear safety information from the National Park Service". In a later Facebook post, Burke emphasised the role his wife, Chloe, played in summoning help, calming him over the phone and keeping him focused on tending to his wounds and blowing a rescue whistle. Her Facebook profile lists her as an emergency medical technician.With multiple puncture wounds in both legs, Burke knew his situation was perilous.Park rangers and wildlife biologists investigated the scene the day after the incident.
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