WILD Video Of Skier In Romania Getting Chased Down The Side Of A Mountain By A Full-Grown Bear

I'll admit, at first glance I thought this was fake, but after a quick google search it appears to be 100% real. Apparently the chase took place in a Romanian ski town and it's not the first time bears have been spotted in the area...

From Complex: 

According to local paper Ziarul de iasi, the incident took place over the weekend at a resort in Predeal, Romania. In videos captured from the ski lift, the bear can be seen chasing the skier down the slope while other patrons shout warnings at him. 

At one point, the man ditched his book bag, which police spokesperson Ion Zaharia said proved to be the man's life-saving decision after the bear stopped chasing him to investigate the package. That quick thinking bought the skier enough time to evade the predator and make it to safety. 

Following the close encounter, police said that they received three separate calls from locals about bear sightings. Authorities went to investigate the area on ATVs, but the bear had already returned to the woods.

Thank god the guy survived too, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to blog this. Here's another angle from the ski lift. You can see where the guy drops his bag to distract the bear around the thirty second mark...

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For a while there it looked like he was going to get gobbled up. For some reason even though he knew he was being chased he decided to maintain his pizza until he hit the base of the mountain…

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What an idiot. Lucky for him he was able to escape scot free. Hopefully the same can be said for the next guy. Now here's a clip of my favorite bear video of all time. Enjoy…

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