A mountain biker riding a trail in Slovakia nearly collided with a charging bear—and the biker’s friend caught the harrowing ordeal on a helmet cam. He later posted the footage to YouTube.
In the clip, the bear enters the shot from the right just as the first rider passes. The second rider, Dušan Vinžík, who is wearing the helmet cam, starts yelling as the bear starts to pursue his buddy. Regardless of the language barrier, the panic in his voice is unmistakable. The bear eventually changes course.
Though an encounter like this is rare, it is…
