Terrified hikers face nightmare survival scenario after heart-pounding grizzly bear encounter

An Alaskan hike turned into a terrifying test of survival after three hikers experienced a heart-pounding encounter with a grizzly bear.The hikers rounded a corner and found themselves face-to-face with the bear, nicknamed "Scuba Sue," while it was hunting for salmon along a narrow trail at the Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory in southeast Alaska.Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend," the trio detailed how they relied on crucial park ranger safety protocols to stay calm after finding themselves trapped on the path.WOMAN STALKED BY CHARGING BEAR ON MORNING DOG WALK CAPTURES TERRIFYING ENCOUNTER ON CAMERA"We’d actually been watching bears, hoping that there were salmon coming up the river. We saw about four or five bears earlier.
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An Alaskan hike turned into a terrifying test of survival after three hikers experienced a heart-pounding encounter with a grizzly bear.The hikers rounded a corner and found themselves face-to-face with the bear, nicknamed "Scuba Sue," while it was hunting for salmon along a narrow trail at the Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory in southeast Alaska.Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend," the trio detailed how they relied on crucial park ranger safety protocols to stay calm after finding themselves trapped on the path.WOMAN STALKED BY CHARGING BEAR ON MORNING DOG WALK CAPTURES TERRIFYING ENCOUNTER ON CAMERA"We’d actually been watching bears, hoping that there were salmon coming up the river. We saw about four or five bears earlier. And then coming back on the trail, we had an unexpected encounter," Dr. Michelle Lynn Thaller said.
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- An Alaskan hike turned into a terrifying test of survival after three hikers experienced a heart-pounding encounter with a grizzly bear.The hikers rounded a corner and found themselves face-to-face with the bear, nicknamed "Scuba Sue," while it was hunting for salmon along a narrow trail at the Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory in southeast Alaska.Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend," the trio detailed how they relied on crucial park ranger safety protocols to stay calm after finding themselves trapped on the path.WOMAN STALKED BY CHARGING BEAR ON MORNING DOG WALK CAPTURES TERRIFYING ENCOUNTER ON CAMERA"We’d actually been watching bears, hoping that there were salmon coming up the river. We saw about four or five bears earlier.
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