For Todd Orr, an outdoorsman, what started off as a calm morning hike in the Montana mountains soon turned into a struggle for his life; he never anticipated that the grizzly bear he came across would attack him the first time, leave him severely injured, and then return for a second attack.On October 1, 2016, Todd began his hike before dawn broke, and as the light got brighter he entered a meadow where he saw a female grizzly bear with two cubs about 100 yards away.The bear had also spotted him. Todd turned and walked away, thinking that the bear had disappeared along with her cubs. However, a sound reached him a moment later behind him.The sow had gone around and was now charging directly at him at a speed of about 35 to 40 miles per hour. Todd reached for his bear spray and fired it as the bear came near, but the charging bear still went through the cloud.She collided with him and knocked him down. Todd at once curled up, using his arms to cover his head and neck.The grizzly attacked Todd on his right arm and shoulder more than once before suddenly coughing from the bear spray and fleeing. Although Todd suffered serious injuries he thought the attack had ended.He pushed himself to your feet and began to walk in the direction of his truck, with the intention of getting to a hospital for treatment. However, about five minutes later, when he was coming up to a stream, he heard something behind him.The bear was there once more, this time about 10 or 15 feet away.This time Todd wasn’t able to use either his bear spray or his pistol; the grizzly attacked from behind and knocked him face first into the ground.He once more curled up, in an attempt to guard his head and his more important areas. The bear bit his left arm, fracturing the bone and seriously injuring the tendons and muscles.The attack then became even more violent. The grizzly grabbed Todd by his backpack or by his shoulder, shook him about like a rag doll and threw him several feet. She then came back and bit and thrashed him for several minutes.Eventually, the bear stopped.Todd stayed perfectly still while the grizzly stood above him; she snuffed at his neck, bit him, and seemed to be checking if he was still a threat.She then moved away and disappeared.Todd was all over with blood, having a badly injured arm and a torn scalp. Although he was afraid that moving might cause a third attack, he realised that he had to get to safety.The truck was still at a distance of four miles.Since his injured arm was only very slightly working, Todd took up his pistol and bear spray and started to walk. He kept stopping to check his wounds and to make certain that he wasn’t bleeding severely.He finally got to his truck and drove for 17 miles before reaching the hospital, where the doctors attended to 26 puncture wounds, repaired his damaged tendons and stitched up his scalp.Todd had a broken forearm and needed several months of physical therapy; he also had a five-inch scar on his head.Although the attack was terrifying, Todd still went on visiting the wilderness afterwards. This experience proved how important it is to take bear spray with you, to make noise when hiking, to travel in a group, and to give bears plenty of space.Most encounters with bears do not result in an attack; however, Todd’s survival proves that being prepared can make all the difference if the situation suddenly becomes deadly.