Hiker tries jingling bells to stop charging bear, miraculously not dead (video)

Natural selection apparently took the day off, and thankfully, no one was injured.

A hiker in the Angeles National Forest danced in to face off with a charging bear, utilizing that time-honored wilderness survival strategy of jumping around and jingling bells. This approach, contrary to expectations, did not end badly but may have served as the watershed moment between “saw a bear” and “was chased by a bear.”