A professional runner from Kenya who was out training on a nature trail in the woods near his home in Maine says he encountered two charging black bears but was able to outrun them during a frantic sprint to a nearby vacant house for cover. He told the Sun Journal that the bears were 20 yards (18 meters) away from him and a vacant house was 20 yards away in the opposite direction. Wardens advise people who encounter black bears to make themselves appear big, make noise and back away slowly. He said he knew that black bears can climb trees, so he couldn't climb to safety. He said he initially engaged in a stare-down with the bears but the bears charged the moment he turned his back on them.

Source: Fox News July 06, 2017 21:11 UTC