While fly fishing in Alaska’s Katmai National Park, Seattle Kraken ice-hockey player John Hayden and the Kraken’s mascot, Buoy, had a scary encounter with a grizzly bear. At one point, the bear ran through the stream toward the hockey mascot as the group was trying to move away. Thankfully, the bear lost interest.
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“A brown bear startled a Seattle Kraken mascot and others during a fly fishing outing in Alaska’s Katmai National Park on June 25, according to a video released by the team,” wrote KIRO 7 News. “The video shows Buoy, the Kraken’s mascot, quickly retreating as the bear rushes toward the group at Brooks Falls, a popular location for bear viewing in Katmai. No injuries were reported, and the encounter ended without incident.”
Watch as a grizzly bear briefly chases an ice-hockey mascot on a fly-fishing trip here:
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