Ladies Make Conversation With Bear As They Back Away Off Bridge
Posted by:
Jennifer Desilets
Occurred on December 7, 2025 / Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Info from Licensor: "My friend Jen and I were deep in conversation on this skinny foot bridge, looking down over a canyon creek, when I noticed a dog in my peripheral. I thought there should be an owner coming along to say hi to, but when they didn't come in view I looked again and it wasn't a dog, but a bear... and he was a very uncomfortably close. So we decided to calmly(ish) scoot on out of there and when we got more distance between us, I pulled out my phone so we could show our folks later for some laughs. Jen navigated me off the bridge and in the direction she figured would be best. This young bear seemed to want on by and we were so relieved he was chill and opted to a different way after!"
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