Anyone who sees Justin Young and notices his black eye and scratched up arm might think he was in a nasty bar fight.
“A lot of people just assume that I just got my butt kicked in a bar fight,” Young said.
It is true the Florida resident, who grew up in Colorado, was in a brawl but it was not with whom, but with what that makes his story interesting.
Working at a construction site in East Vail, Young took a break and walked behind one of the homes when he had a wildlife encounter no one wants.
“I was just taking a break, trying to relax a little, and I had a surprise, a big surprise,” Young said.
Walking through some thick vegetation, Young says he looked up and saw a 300-pound bear only 20 feet away and closing the distance in a hurry.
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