{"id":618253,"date":"2024-04-25T04:40:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T01:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tourist-rolls-down-window-for-better-pic-with-wild-bear-and-nearly-gets-arm-bitten-off\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T04:40:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T01:40:55","slug":"tourist-rolls-down-window-for-better-pic-with-wild-bear-and-nearly-gets-arm-bitten-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tourist-rolls-down-window-for-better-pic-with-wild-bear-and-nearly-gets-arm-bitten-off\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tourist Rolls Down Window For Better Pic With Wild Bear &#8212; And Nearly Gets Arm Bitten Off!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>A Scottish tourist had the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> of her life after getting closer than most ever will to a wild bear\u2026 But she paid the price.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-662a4baa865ef-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>72-year-old <strong>Moira Gallacher<\/strong> is lucky to be alive after nearly becoming a bear\u2019s \u201clunch\u201d during a trip to Romania. She and friend <strong>Charmian Widdowson<\/strong> arrived in Bucharest on Sunday for what they expected to be a fun, nature-filled trip. On Monday, they drove into the Carpathian Mountains where they found themselves within feet of a family of brown bears. Charmain told <em>STV<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> on Tuesday:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe saw these bears \u2014 a mummy bear, and a baby \u2014 they were gorgeous. But they weren\u2019t gorgeous. The mummy bear was hungry, and thought my friend was going to be lunch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>Uhhh, that\u2019s terrifying!<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-662a4baa865f3-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Related: 14-Year-Old Accused Of Killing Mom &amp; Inviting Friends To See The Body<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In footage uploaded to <strong>X<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>) by the outlet, Moira briefly set the scene while being gurneyed away:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened was the bear came up to the window at my friend\u2019s side and no problem. It let us take a picture and went away. But I didn\u2019t get a proper picture, so we went back and it was at my side.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-662a4baa865f8-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At her side?? It sounds like she wanted a selfie\u2026 but what she needed was a better sense of self-preservation!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scottish tourist mauled by bear through car window in Romania. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M0AI6538VQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/M0AI6538VQ<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nL9SFzgGkS\">pic.twitter.com\/nL9SFzgGkS<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2014 STV News (@STVNews) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STVNews\/status\/1782827289308172613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-662a4baa865fb-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Charmain later told the outlet she \u201ctried to take a picture through the window, but it didn\u2019t turn out well,\u201d so the duo parked to be able to snap a better photo. She recalled:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI thought he wanted to be friends. The bear came and wanted to get into the car, but he started getting into the car and bit my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-662a4baa865fe-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bear started getting in because she ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW! Yeesh!<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Charmain explained how Moira \u201cwas wearing a thick <strong>Marks &amp; Spencer<\/strong> jacket\u201d and that the \u201cpoor bear got more jacket than arm.\u201d Uhh, poor bear or lucky Moira?? The attack victim told the outlet:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a very lucky woman. I was wearing a padded jacket and a top and another top \u2014 that\u2019s what saved my arm. I\u2019ve been very, very lucky. The shock has set in today, but everything\u2019s ok now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-662a4baa86601-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Charmain added she believes the bear attacked because it heard the pair talking about food \u2014 even though the conversation was specifically about how you\u2019re NOT supposed to give them food!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think he heard it and decided he had to eat my friend instead.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s absolutely WILD! She could have easily lost a limb! Or been KILLED! We\u2019re so glad she\u2019s okay. And we think it\u2019s safe to say she\u2019ll keep a respectful distance if she ever comes in contact with another bear.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-662a4baa86604-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thoughts?? 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