Alaska woman uses weapon to survive terrifying bear attack after predator mauls pooch: 'I thought I was dead'

An Alaska pistillate says a pistol she was carrying helped prevention her dog's beingness aft a achromatic carnivore attacked the carnal during a mushroom-foraging travel connected the Kenai Peninsula earlier this month.

Lori Price was walking adjacent Skilak Lake connected June 7, with her German short-haired pointer, Chaos, and cocoa Labrador, Willis, erstwhile the outing abruptly turned dangerous.

Price told Alaska News Source she heard a roar and instantly realized a carnivore had encountered her dogs.

"I heard the carnivore and I registered what was going on," Price said. "My abrupt absorption was, I person to get to my canine now."

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An Alaska pistillate says a achromatic carnivore attacked her canine during a mushroom-foraging travel connected the Kenai Peninsula earlier this month. (iStock)

When she spotted Chaos being attacked, Price drew a Glock 43 9mm pistol she was carrying and fired astatine the bear.

"I propulsion my pistol, and I shot. Boom! Down similar a sack of potatoes goes the bear," she recalled.

Price initially believed the information had passed. But arsenic she checked connected Chaos, who was suffering from aggregate wound wounds and important humor loss, the carnivore got backmost up.

Price said she fired again earlier the carnal roseate erstwhile more.

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Chaos, a German short-haired pointer, recovers aft surviving a achromatic carnivore onslaught adjacent Skilak Lake connected Alaska's Kenai Peninsula connected June 7. (LORI PRICE/Fish Em LLC)

"All of a sudden, the carnivore gets up again. And I’m like, 'Oh my God. What?'" she recalled.

Price and her dogs past ran from the country portion the carnivore headed disconnected successful the other direction. While returning to her vehicle, Price called 911, though she said mediocre cellphone reception made it hard to enactment connected with dispatchers.

After reaching her car, she flagged down a passing operator and told them she and her canine had been attacked.

Emergency responders arrived and helped attraction for Chaos earlier Price drove him to a veterinary session for treatment.

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The onslaught occurred during a mushroom-foraging travel connected the Kenai Peninsula successful Alaska. (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket)

"My bosom broke," Price said. "He had truthful galore wound marks connected him. It was similar the carnivore thought helium was similar a small sardine."

Price credited veterinarian Dr. Patrick with helping prevention the dog's life.

"Dr. Patrick called maine from the veterinary clinic, and I beryllium him my dog’s life," she said.

Chaos was released from the session aboriginal that time and is expected to marque a afloat recovery. Price said the canine has regained his quality to locomotion and continues to heal from the attack.

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"Obviously, we’re going done a batch of recovery, but helium is truly fortunate to beryllium alive," she said.

Willis was not injured during the encounter.