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A California hiker documented her scary encounter with a family of bears in California earlier this month when they refused to back down.
Running up and down a mountain is hard enough. Add in a mama bear charging at you and it’s a living nightmare. That was the reality for runner Laura Gold, who was left needing to fetch the help of other hikers after her own attempts of roaring at the bears reaped no success.
The bears were seen unwaveringly walking towards Gold and even beginning to run at her at some points.
It’s likely that the bears were black bears, despite their brown appearance. Black bears are the only wild bears found in the state of California and can have brown fur.
The mama bear refused to back down in the Instagram video
Gold posted the video of her intense bear encounter in California to Instagram on November 8, detailing her experience in the caption. According to Gold, she was running on the trail alone when she turned the corner and found the bears.
“I was about five inches from hitting momma bear after turning a tight blind corner,” wrote Gold. “To prevent myself from hitting her, I stopped as fast as I could and almost slid down the mountain doing so.”
Gold added that she had already seen the cubs so she knew the situation was unsafe. In the video, Gold captured the family of bears lurking around the corner of the trail. At this point, the bears appeared to continue walking forward but looking back at Golf often.
A second video posted by Gold showed the moment things got even more tense. As Gold stood at the corner, she filmed the bears. One bear began to charge towards Gold, causing her to suddenly step back. The bear then continued to walk at a pace towards her on the trail.
“I used every trick in the book except bear spray and nothing worked,” wrote Gold. “Momma bear continued to move towards me until another hiker came from behind me and helped scare them away.”
The California hiker attempted to roar at the family of bears
In a video obtained by Storyful which has since been deleted by Gold, the hiker attempted to roar loudly at the bears after they charged toward her. It was without success, however, as the bears continued to edge towards her on the trail.
The runner even attempted to use her loud whistle towards the bears, but again it provided no relief from the situation.
In the end, Gold decided to run from the space until she found another hiker who was able to help her.
Another hiker came to the rescue
After finding another hiker shortly up the trail, Gold informed them that bears were present and not moving. Luckily, the hiker knew exactly what to do;
The man began to turn directly towards the bears on the trail, causing them to turn around and continue walking along. Gold told Stroyful that the trail was split into two paths that both led down the mountain. Together, they encouraged the bears to take one trail, while they used the other.
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