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Julia Clarke

"I just remember the claws digging into my back" – runner recovering after hair clip saves her during grizzly bear attack

Grizzly bear baring teeth.

A Yukon runner who recently survived a grizzly bear attack has described how she thinks her hair clip played a role in saving her life.

According to a Facebook post from Yukon Conservation Officer Services, on the evening of Sunday, June 30, Vanessa Leegstra was running on the Trans Canada Trail connecting Pine Lake to Haines Junction with her dog on leash when she encountered a group of grizzly bears on the trail. 

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