Despite her efforts to protect herself, the bear aggressively attacked her, biting her face and throwing her to the ground, she recounted to Inside Edition.
A YouTube video posted by Inside Edition includes the audio of Karen’s emergency call.
Yet, the tension escalated when asked about the bear’s whereabouts.
The sounds of the bear—growling and murmuring—could be heard in the background of the call.
“I’ve been attacked by this bear. He’s coming back. I’m bleeding and I’m going to die. Please hurry…Oh my God, here he comes.”
When the authorities finally arrived, they were forced to shoot and kill the bear, and its cub was tranquilized.
Miraculously, Karen survived the attack, though she sustained severe injuries, including a broken pelvic bone, a crushed lung, and multiple ‘wounds all over [her] body’.
Reflecting on the harrowing experience, Karen expressed a newfound wariness: “I don’t want to tango with any more bears, I think I’ve had enough bears.”
