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Man Gets Surprise of a Lifetime As He Almost Walks Into Wild Bear While Texting

Last week, the city of Philadelphia jokingly introduced the idea of creating “e-lanes” for distracted, texting walkers. But while many laughed it off, the issue of text walking may have just gotten a poster child after a man in Los Angeles nearly walked into a 400 lb. wild bear while staring down at his phone.

And of course, it was all caught on video.

Man, Vaz Terdandenyan, Nearly Walks into Bear While Texting

It happened while several news helicopters were tracking a wild bear that was on the loose in a residential neighborhood.

“Tracking the bear’s movements throughout the morning, KTLA‘s news helicopter captured the chance encounter,” TV Spy explains, “the man was walking along an alleyway, texting, when he suddenly spotted the bear in front of him.”

So what did he do when he saw the bear? Here’s how it went down:


 

KTLA-TV reports the bear was eventually tranquilized and relocated on Tuesday. But the bear is not the star of the incident. That honor belongs to Vaz Terdandenyan, the now-infamous texter.

“I got up this morning from helicopter noise and I was trying to see what was going on,” Terdandenyan told KTLA.

“I was texting my boss that I would be late for work because something is going on, and I’m coming down the stairs and I see the bear coming up the stairs toward me.”

“I turned back and I ran for my life. I guess running for a marathon came in handy because I was in shape to run away!”

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  • RedManBlueState
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:35am

    Do you know how to tell whether you are being chased by a brown bear or a grizzly bear?

    Climb up a tree.
    If the bear climbs up the tree to get you, it’s a brown bear.
    If the bear pushes the tree over to get you, it’s a grizzly.

    Have a nice day.

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    • objectivetruth
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 11:44am

      How to tell its a black bear it looks at you dumbly for running.It eats out of the garbage can you stupid human.Human it isn’t the other white meat.Sorry I couldn’t resist adding to your post.It was funny thanks for the laugh God knows I need one today.

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    • chips1
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:03pm

      If it eats out of the garbage, it’s an OWS bear.

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  • readyfornov
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:34am

    Did I miss something? He wasn‘t coming down the stairs and the bear wasn’t coming up when encountered the bear……He was walking down the alley.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:45am

      Running from a bear “IS” generally not an accepted practice for saving your life, in the wild.

      But, as this one was in the “burbs”, I’m thinking he just looking for the bus stop.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 11:04am

      What’s he supposed to do Ruler, it was a BLACK bear. If he shot him, the media would show pictures of the bear when he was a cub, the Panthers would issue a death warrant for him and Obama would talk about how if he had a bear cub it would look like that one. You would have to go into hiding and call Sean Hannity.

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    • JAMACAMECRAZYMAN
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 11:30am

      Great one again Gonzo

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    • WeekendAtBernankes
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 11:43am

      I think he’s talking about just a few steps down from the alley to street level, probably right behind the trees.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:44pm

      I noticed he didn’t drop his cell phone. This is interesting because subconsciously, saving his cell phone was more important than saving his life. Most people would drop everything and run.

      @Gonzo
      That was great!

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    • boltfan63
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 1:13pm

      Gonzo,

      You made my day!!

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    • ReallyAUnionGuy
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 2:59pm

      here is the link to the video
      http://www.ktla.com/video/viral/ktla-bear-face-to-face,0,689960.htmlstory

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    • LookTowardsTheLight
      Posted on April 12, 2012 at 10:26am

      Whoa…good thing Ilya Bryzgalov was in Pittsburgh.

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on April 12, 2012 at 1:35pm

      BOO bear!!!

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  • Right wing nut job
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:19am

    Just goes to prove that it’s really hard to see when you have your head up your arse. Next time you are in a public place look around and observe how many people are completely oblivious to their surroundings. How many tragedies could be avoided, accidents prevented, bad men thwarted, if people would just look up once in a while, maybe take a peek over their shoulder. I’m not paranoid, I have no reason to be; I know what’s going on around me. (usually)

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    • SingerGuy
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 12:18pm

      It’s called “situational awareness,” and few exhibit it nowadays. In a tragedy or act of mass violence these people are usually the first to go.

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    • SgtB
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 1:21pm

      And those of us left who practice situational awareness are looked down upon by the people with their eyes glued to a piece of LED screen in a small rectangular shape. Oh, and I’m pretty sure this guy is a real winner in life because the helicopter woke him up and then he texted his boss that he was gonna be late because of a helicopter in his area. Sounds to me like the guy just slept in.

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    • OniKaze
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 2:57pm

      One of the first rules of Martial Arts.. Be Aware of your surroundings. That way if it comes down to it, you can easily escape or use your environment to your advantage.

      This guy, definitely doesn’t practice martial knowledge.

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  • perry1980
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:19am

    Get off your phone and pay attention.

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    • Cerealface
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 11:27am

      In the middle of the suburbs.. I always expect a black bear to scare me.

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  • thegoldman
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:14am

    brain dead !

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  • BlasberryStrat
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 10:00am

    Did the furry fella get a citation for showing his ‘bear’ butt in public?

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  • NOT A CRAZY
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:52am

    Did he give it a high 5?

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  • Fubar Frog
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:21am

    @FIGHTINGBEAR: My thoughts exactly. I don’t care how many marathons the guy has ran, bears can run at least 15-20mph ALL DAY! Don’t know too many marathoners that can keep up that pace. Lunch anyone?

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  • countryfirst
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:06am

    The guys lucky after his run impulse could have gotten him killed, he should change to the bear necessities.

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  • FightingBear
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:47am

    That man could have never outrun that bear if the bear had decided to go after him. In fact, his actions turning an running should have gottened him mauled or even killed. Turning you back and running triggers the chase instinct in animals.

    My guess is he didn’t learn a lesson from this. I bet he was in his car texting while driving 20 minutes later.

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  • 4xeverything
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:29am

    Kalifornia Kommies and their dancing bears.

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  • HPC172ERTAV
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:12am

    2 minutes later and this dip might have been in his car texting and oblivious to everything else. There should be a motion detector on cell phones that notes if you are walking or driving while texting and directs you into the nearest lamp pole. And for all the nanny staters, yes this lesson would be hard on the drivers (not to mention lamp poles) but better lamp poles than other drivers. We need pass fail intelligence tests in this world as the gene pool could use a little chlorine.

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  • DearDonkey
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:08am

    And that is why the iPhone is safer than the Blackberry. But bears like Apples too. Oh well. I‘m glad this didn’t turn out bad for the texter. It certainly could have.

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  • Marsh626
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:07am

    Thanks to left-wing conservation efforts, dangerous species that were hunted to near extinction in the interest of human safety, are now reclaiming American neighborhoods at an alarming rate. Why am I seemingly the only person who thinks this is a major scandal? Has everyone been so brainwashed from decades of misanthropic environ-mental propaganda that they’ve completely lost their common sense?

    Mountain lions, bears, wolves, etc, aren’t cute and fluffy little stuffed animals living in the mountains. They’re extremely dangerous apex predators that WILL target humans and their pets.

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    • HPC172ERTAV
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:23am

      I live in the woods where bears pass through all the time. I live here year round, and practice bear aware behavior – no bird feeders, garbage does not go out for collection I take it straight to the dump (and never at night) I keep bear spray by all the doors (and have had occasion to use it) I also have shot guns loaded with non lethal rounds first (followed by VERY lethal rounds). I have lots of lights on my paths between out buildings, and turn them on and off several times before venturing out.

      Bears don’t like humans nor contact with them. It is easy to live near THEIR environment humans need to adjust and understand bear behavior. If a bear knocks over your garbage cans he just being a bear. He is likely less dangerous to you than a roving pack of wild dogs (or a roving pack of wild humans)

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    • dnewton
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:00am

      I would include gators. They love bite size dogs.

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:59am

      @HPC…whatever.

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    • objectivetruth
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 11:39am

      I grew up in the migration path of several apex predators.You need to be vigilent and use precaution.That being said unless they have rabies or its during drought you really aren’t in that much danger.One rule of thumb.Let them know you are there ahead of time[the suggestions of the previous poster are 100 percent correct]This most of the time will scare them off.Yell holler whistle it will send them running.Exceptions being wild dog packs or a rogue animal semi used to people[feeding from garbage cans being fed by tourists yet not handled.
      Sadly two of the apex predators aren’t here any more supposedly.I say sadly as there wern’t that many of them here to begin with.They really wern’t a problem for any one.Hadn’t been in over 100 years.

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    • Liberty2011
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 1:12pm

      I agree….I live in Sussex County, NJ where the black bear population is very healthy…it is normal to walk out your front door and be greeted by a bear. Its important to keep your wits about you and “bear proof” your property…….its not a Disney movie. That being said….I can imagine it being a bit of a surprise if you live in LA.

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  • 54TUNNUG
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:02am

    Let’s see. He was late for work because something was going on. The helicopter noise woke him. If nothing was going on, no helicopter. No helicopter, no noise. No noise, still sleeping. He was late for work why?

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    • pavnvet
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:51am

      Yea, I was thinking the same thing.

      Another LaLa Land loonie.

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  • JACKTHETOAD
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:02am

    Thanx, folks. I saw the video first, and I was laughing as I typed. Glad I could share a laugh with you.

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 8:01am

    We almost had a thinning of the herd. Too bad, Was the bear texting too and missed out on a meal?

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  • 54TUNNUG
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:56am

    Let’s see. The helicopter noise woke him. He would be late for work because something was going on. So if nothing was going on, there would be no helicopter. No helicopter, no helicopter noise. No noise means he is still sleeping. He was late for work why???

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    • RamonPreston
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 9:55am

      Maybe he was late for work because he was texting instead of paying attention to his walking.

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  • JustPeachy
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:49am

    Well, at least he has proof of his reason for being late for work! LOL

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  • JACKTHETOAD
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:46am

    That is one FUNNY video! It almost looks like it was staged; the bear disappears behind the bushes, and the texter looks up – and boogies! Thanks for the multiple belly laughs, Blaze. (I’ve watched it 6 or 7 times already.)

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:44am

    That was a big bear! I’m really surprised one would get into LA. Maybe he wanted to be in the movies?

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  • spikebu
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:42am

    I didn’t see any stairs. Was there another bear roaming LA?

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  • IndyGuy
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:25am

    He’s just lucky it was only a bear and not Trayvon…

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  • qpwillie
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:09am

    “Man Gets Surprise of a Lifetime As He Almost Walks Into Wild Bear While Texting”

    Wow!! I didn’t even know wild bears could text! I think I’ll go read the article now.

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    • JACKTHETOAD
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:11am

      They do like Blackberries…

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:14am

      @JACKTHETOAD
      LOL! Good one.

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    • kickagrandma
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:38am

      Where was that headline when I was trying to teach English????

      Ah, that’s right— there was no such word as a verb “to text” when English was English. *sigh*

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:40am

      @JacktheToad, ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • momrules
      Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:48am

      @jackthetoad…………..a laugh first thing in the morning……….thanks

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  • lukerw
    Posted on April 11, 2012 at 7:07am

    LESSON: Bears do not like to snack upon Nerds!

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