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Montana Grizzly Attack Selfie Video Goes Viral

Harrowing grizzly attack described on Facebook by Montana elk hunter who survived the mauling; selfie video of the bloody aftermath has garnered tens of millions of social media views

Montana Grizzly Attack Selfie Video Goes Viral

It's an elk hunter's worst nightmare, a sudden encounter in the mountainous woods with a female grizzly bear and two cubs.

Especially when that encounter turns into a potentially deadly bear attack, not once, but twice.

That's what happened to Bozeman, Montana, resident Todd Orr on the morning of Oct. 1 when he was reportedly attacked by a grizzly sow as he scouted for elk.

For anyone who might doubt the 50-year-old man's story, he's got the video of the attack's bloody aftermath – a selfie video taken with his phone, no less – to prove his harrowing tale.

WARNING: The video below is very graphic; lots of blood and severe body...

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