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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Man who had his face torn off by a bear explains how he survived: ‘I had to dig the debris out of my airway’

Dannie Rose/ Youtube channel

A man who was left severely disfigured after a vicious bear attack has shared his incredible survival story in hopes it can help others who find themselves in a similar situation.

The attack happened in 2011 but 65-year-old Wes Perkins still bears the scars of a terrifying encounter with a grizzly beast in the Alaskan mountains. Interviewed by Youtuber Dannie Rose for a short film released last month, Mr Perkins, a former fire chief in the city of Nome, recounted the attack in detail.

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