2 Fishermen Have No Idea a Bear Is Lurking Mere Feet Away in Viral Photo That 'Strikes a Nerve'
Photo: Robert Hawthorne/Kennedy News Because of his experience with the animals, Hawthorne, 21, knew that the coastal brown bear lurking behind the men wasn’t looking to attack them, but was instead focused on possibly catching itself a salmon dinner in the creek below. “Knowing from experience there that it isn’t a threat in how it was playing out, I had time to take a photo before letting this guy know that he had a bear behind him,” he says....