Influencer films close encounter with bear inside den

SERBIA (WJW) — A Serbian social media influencer recorded and posted his scary, close encounter with a curious bear.

In the video posted by Influencer Stefan Jankovic on Friday, September 13, he is seen inside a den in Gornja Paklenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina with a bear close by.

The bear is seen sniffing Jankovic, taking a few steps inside the den, and then walking back out while Jankovic looks clearly terrified.

In the video , Jankovic then walks toward the entrance of the den where the bear is and flips the camera to show viewers just how close the encounter truly is. The bear is then seen sniffing both his head and the camera.

Jankovic captioned the Instagram video , “On the edge of life.”

According to Serbian media outlet Kurir , two bears, Masa and Ljubica, live in Gornja Paklenica and are regularly seen with a keeper taking care of and playing with them.

Watch the full encounter in the video player above.

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