Laurel-Rose von Hoffmann-Curzi hopes her experience will help raise awareness for others who live or vacation in areas where bears are common.
Laurel-Rose von Hoffmann-Curzi is lucky to be alive after a bear attacked her in her vacation home.
"He came flying at me and I could see absolutely nothing. It was black," Von Hoffmann-Curzi told NBC's Guad Venegas onVon Hoffmann-Curzi said that the darkness made the vicious attack even more frightening. The Bay Area local managed to throw a quilt at the bear in the middle of the attack, which disoriented the animal and scared it off. She was then able to put her medical knowledge to work, dressing her own wounds while yelling for help. Von Hoffman-Curzi suffered severe injuries to her face and lacerations all over her body.
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