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Great Study, My life was spared, Thanks to God, a freind and pepper spray! It all happened so fast. Next thing I know, I'm just seeing teeth and trying to jump out of the way. Oh God help me! The bear lunged, biting me in the face and neck. I could feel my face ripping. Then I was on the ground, the sow on top of me. I felt her teeth crunching down on my head. I screamed, She's got my head, she's killing me! However, my cry only intensified the attack. Then I realized, I've got to play dead or I'm going to be dead. I made myself lie still as the bear mauled me. Then she left me and turned back to Bahnson, who hit the charging grizzly approximately 10 feet away in the mouth and nose with the nearly full can of pepper spray emptying it. Gasping and choking, the bear veered off into the woods, the cubs bounding after her. The "head bite" had punctured my eyebrow bone, between the brow and the eyeball, and also the crown of my skull.Total head and face repairs required more than 15 inches of stitching. My arm was black and blue, and would be sore for several weeks, but was not broken or dislocated. The headaches, nearly constant, would continue for almost two years-all this from a mauling we estimate lasted less than 20 seconds. The bottom line is you should be prepared and carry bear spray in bear country. Hopefully you won't need to use it-but if you do, it can save your life. It's better to have bear spray and never need to use it, apposed to needing it, and not having it. Take from a Grizzly attack survivor Bear spray Works!