81-Year-Old Grandma on Bear Attack: ‘I Survived Because He Took the Dog’

They say dogs are man’s best friend and a recent occurrence highlights that. When a bear attacked an 81-year-old grandmother, she reported only surviving the ordeal thanks to her dog’s valiant sacrifice.

According to the New York Post, the grandmother, Carol Neighbour, who fought off a 300-pound bear on Monday said it’s thanks to her dog, Amanda, sacrificing her life. “I survived, because he took the dog. If he had not taken the dog, he probably would have gotten rid of me,” Neighbour said.

Around 7 p.m. that night, she just let out her springer spaniel Amanda and her daughter’s dog, Vizsla, when they spotted two bears. The duo was eating Neighbour’s trash and after turning on the light, the two dogs started running toward them and barking. The bigger bear ran away, but the smaller 300-pound one stayed and attacked Amanda.

Carol tried defending her dogs which forced the bear’s attention exclusively on her. “I was punching at him and yelling,” she told the New York Post in an interview. After biting Neighbour’s leg and leaving a gash requiring stitches, the bear took off with Amanda. “When they finally found her in the woods, they took her to the vet and she couldn’t be saved,” Neighbour said. “We had to put her mother down this year, who was 17. It’s hard losing two in the same year.” Luckily, Vizsla escaped the encounter unscathed. (Read more from “81-Year-Old Grandma on Bear Attack: ‘I Survived Because He Took the Dog’” HERE)

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