A woman had a thrilling experience while riding an open-air monorail sled alone in a forested area when she encountered two black bears. Unable to control the speed of the sled, which also had no protective framework, she narrowly passed by the bears. Fortunately, the bears did not attack her.
Web user @stephanieee_.27 uploaded a video on Tik Tok showing a woman riding a monorail sled in a forested area when two black bears suddenly appeared in the woods ahead. One bear ignored her and returned to the forest, while the other stopped to look at her as she glided past it, at an arm's length distance. Luckily, the bear did not attack her.
This incident occurred at Anakeesta Mountaintop Adventure Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.
The woman, named Annie, commented that she encountered these two black bears while riding the forest monorail sled at Anakeesta Mountaintop Adventure Park. She was unable to control the sled's speed, so she couldn't speed up to pass by. The continuous mechanical noise in the video attracted the bear's attention, but fortunately, the bears showed no intention to attack her, and she eventually passed safely.
One netizen commented that it was lucky she encountered black bears instead of grizzly bears, or it could have been a life-threatening situation.
Another described the experience as having a dream-like feeling of wanting to run but being powerless to move.
One netizen added that sliding leisurely past the bear with the sound of the sliding track was like mental torture.
Another netizen made a grim joke, suggesting the bear seemed like it was in a sushi restaurant, watching food being delivered on a conveyor belt.