He thought it was a bird behind the bush, but when he saw it in front of him, his blood ran cold.

He thought it was a bird behind the bush, but when he saw it in front of him, his blood ran cold.

25.02.2026 11:00

Mountaineer Bülent Erkan, who went to the mountainous area in Erzurum to observe birds, calmly drove away the brown bear he encountered. The moments when Erkan said, "I heard a bird sound, I will try to go there," were captured on camera just after he encountered the bear.

In an incident that took place in the İspir district of Erzurum, Bülent Erkan, who went to the mountainous terrain for bird watching, came face to face with a bear that had just woken up from hibernation.

HE DISTANCED HIMSELF BY SHOUTING

The professional mountaineer known as the son of the mountains, Bülent Erkan, suddenly encountered a brown bear. Maintaining his composure, Erkan managed to distance the bear from the area by shouting while carefully retreating without panicking. As the dangerous moments were recorded second by second, it once again reminded the importance of being cautious in nature.

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