Heartstopping video captures the moment a 7-year-old comes face to face with a black bear while riding a scooter near his home in Canada. The video shows the bear heading right towards the boy in broad daylight. Without panicking, Huxley stares the animal down until the bear stops dead in its tracks. Out of nowhere, Huxley’s neighbor appears with his arms raised high. The neighbor relentlessly pursues the bear from behind the car until the animal finally scurries away.
It’s an epic showdown between boy and Beast 7-year-old Huxley Hardy Penner comes face to face with a black bear while riding a scooter watches the bear approaches the boy heading right towards him in broad daylight without panicking Huxley stares the animal down looking directly at him until the bear stops
Dead in his tracks no one could predict what would happen next then out of nowhere huxley’s neighbor appears with his arms raised High the neighbor turns into a superhero and fearlessly approaches the animal engaging the Bear in a heart-stopping game of hide and seek watches the neighbor relentlessly
Pursues the bear from behind the car until the animal finally gets spooked and goes scurrying away crisis averted we spoke with Huxley and his mom Britney about the grizzly encounter which took place in British Columbia Canada we’ve had conversations about being aware hey be aware of your surroundings if there
Is a bear and you’re not with an adult you the you know be calm Wildlife experts stress that staying calm and looking big and overpowering are key responses when confronting a bear in the outdoors so cheers to Huxley and his neighbor for their perfect response Under Pressure I think most adults even
In that moment would have perhaps panicked or run away or you know not everybody knows what to do there so I’m super proud of it and off Huxley goes on his scooter to his next adventure