What should you do if you see a bear? Tips for surviving an attack.

Would you know what to do if you crossed paths with a bear?

Wildlife experts emphasize that bear attacks are rare. A woman in Washington state Saturday fended off an attack from a black bear outside her house by punching the bear in the nose. Earlier this month, Kendell Cummings, a college wrestler at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo., fought off a grizzly bear that attacked his teammate in Shoshone National Forest, and Cummings survived the encounter by playing dead. A Wyoming hunter shot himself Friday while trying to fend off a grizzly bear.

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