12-year-old boy attacked by a bear in America. He punched him and saved himself

U12 - year - old boy fought with a bear after the animal entered the home garden in the state of Washington, United States. The episode happened last Sunday. 

Robin Westgate had just had dinner with his family when he went to the garden to get a bowl and ran into the animal. 

“ Me and the bear got scared at the same time. It was fighting or dying He really had no other option,” he started by telling ABC13.

The medium says the bear attacked Robin twice, having scratched and injured him in the hip zone. 

“She bit my wrist and I punched her in the eye,” she explained, adding that bears are common in the neighborhood where she lives and so I had learned what to do if I found any. 

While fighting the animal, the young man cried out for help. The father came to his aid and when he approached, the bear tried to attack him.

“ Strangely enough, it was a relief to see her coming towards me,” Noah Westgate said, who fought back and punched the bear. The animal ran away.

Robin claimed it was a terrifying experience. The family adds that it could have been much worse if the boy's younger sister hadn't heard him scream.

“ The fact that I was attacked has changed nothing about the general danger posed by the bears. The only thing that has changed is that now I know I can trust me”, said the young man. 

Robin’s father pointed out that he felt “proud” by his son “having been facing a bear.”.

Authorities have advanced that attacks like this are rare, noting that the average is less than one per year. They also explained that the expansion of areas occupied by humans to previously undeveloped regions increased the possibility of encounters between bears and people.

It should be noted, however, that although the bear fled, it eventually returned. The employees of the state wildlife department have already taken a picture of the animal and set a trap, but they have not yet been able to catch it.