Utah hiker trying to escape a mother bear runs straight into a moose, and thinks it actually saved his life

A black bear rises above the vegetation to have a look at the surroundings before deciding where to continue his march.

An experienced hiker in Utah escaped a scary encounter with a black bear and her cub on a trail only to run straight into a moose instead.

But Greg Rothman, who was running on the Desolation Trail in Cotton Canyon at the time of the double whammy of wildlife encounters, believes the moose may even have played a part in helping to stop the bear from chasing him.