A brave mom who was attacked by a grizzly bear while jogging said her 2-year-old daughter was her inspiration to survive.
Vanessa Chaput, 24, of Yukon, Canada, recovered in the hospital after a grizzly bear attack that required more than 30 stitches.
Courtesy Dave Leegstra"I spotted the male that would attack me first ... and two smaller bears about 10 feet away from me,” she said.
Luna ripped away from Chaput and chased the two smaller bears away, leaving Chaput alone with the male bear.
She doesn’t know why the smaller bears didn’t attack Luna, but she suspects her mighty bark scared them away.
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