Video: Bear Sneaks Up On Child
Have you seen this video: Bear sneaks up on child in Aspen while eating kettle corn. This video is going viral and it’s pretty incredible that no one was hurt. It’s crazy how close this bear got to this child in the video. Luckily, the bear got scared off and never touched or hurt the child. The reason that the video is going viral, is because the child never even knew the bear was right there.
The boy, in the video and his parents were spending the weekend with family in Aspen, Co. Earlier in the day, they visited the farmers market and bought a bag of kettle corn. He was sitting outside on some chairs and was enjoying his bag of corn. You can see in a surveillance video, that the bear emerged out from the woods behind the home. It’s most likely, the bear smelled the kettle corn.
The video shows the bear sniffing in the air while approaching the boy, who was sitting on a chair near a firepit. The bear came within about a foot of his head. According to the news report, the boy’s mother, Rachel Schmela said she didn’t know what to do. Her husband and brother saw he bear and jumped up immediately and started yelling to scare the bear away. In the video, the bear sneaks up on child, but then he runs off after hearing the loud noises. He never touches the child, but did get very close.
Check out the video below
Parks and Wildlife Offer Tips To Keep Bears Away
Even though this story was in Aspen, CO, we have lots of bears in Florida. Parks and Wildlife in Florida has tips to keep bears away and prevent events like this from happening.
- Close and lock doors and windows
- Bearproof trash cans
- Guard windows with bars
- Keep garage doors closed
- Keep car doors and windows closed and locked
- Remove tree limbs near decks and windows
- Install round door handles
- Play music when you leave home to deter bears