I Charged A Mother Bear. Here Is Exactly What Happened

9 October 2026
By Icel Dobell
If you, like many people, have only heard the earlier media coverage of what happened to me, my story is not about a woman critically injured in a “bear attack”.
The following short story, the whole story, is about the gift of a near-death experience. It’s about the doors of perception opening for a brief moment. It’s about returning to the world with eyes wide open, in awe and gratitude, focused on what really matters.