Bear licks woman's hand

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Melanie Porter said she ‘froze in sheer panic’ — and then she snapped a photo​

CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2021 5:00 AM PT | Last Updated: November 6

A bear approaches and licks a woman in Quesnel, B.C.​

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When the bear went up on its hind legs, Melanie Porter, who already had her phone out, snapped a picture and video of the bear just inches away from her. 0:39
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Melanie Porter was sitting on her porch in Quesnel, B.C., smoking a cigarette on Thursday night when she saw a black shadow in the corner of her eye.
"It kept coming closer and by the time I looked up, there was a bear," Porter said.
"It came right up to me, right in front of me. And then it came around the right side and literally licked my hand."
She said although the moment felt similar to a friendly dog curiously checking out a person, it was completely shocking to have it happen with a large bear.
"I just froze in sheer panic, but just stayed calm because I didn't want to aggravate it."
Then the bear went in for a second lick, Porter said.
"But his mouth was a little more open this time and I was like, 'nope.' So I pulled my arm back and I guess I kind of startled him because then he backed up. And that's when he decided to just be on his hind legs," she said.
At that moment, Porter, who already had her phone out, snapped a picture and took a video of the bear standing up on its hind legs just inches away from her.
"I was like, 'nobody's going to believe this.' So I had to take a picture."

 

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We live in a Senior mobile home park, on Halloween we had 11 children all during the day. Not one kid after dark. Neighbor told me there was a bear sniffing around her place after dark then moved on to her one of her neighbors , said neighbor is right across from us. Made me glad we didn't have any kids after dark!

Actually there are bears in our park pretty often. Just not normally on Halloween. At the rate winter is waiting they may not hibernate at all this year!