The brown bear chases the skier downhill in Romania: VIDEO

PREDEAL, Romania – A skier in Romania was lucky when he was chased by a brown bear down the slopes this week, with spectators saying the skier’s quick thinking probably saved his life.

A shocked witness captured the video of the dramatic moment at the Predeal mountain resort in Romania, where there have been multiple bear sightings in recent years.

During the chase, spectators tried to distract the bear by whistling and screaming, but the skier was saved with his own ingenious maneuver.

“He made a pretty fun move, which is really safe when you want to get away from the bear,” Angel Somicu, who had seen the bear an hour earlier along with another skier, Daniel Jenei, told ABC News. “He left the bag and, well, the bear was dragged into the bag.”

Another dramatic video shot on the scene from a ski lift shows the bear chasing the skier at speed before he finally shakes his tail.

The chase of the bear caused panic among the mountain skiers, after authorities informed them of the dramatic observation.

“The ski patrol stopped us and told us there was a bear at the end of the piste,” Jenei said. “All the people down there threw their skis and ran down the slope.”

After the bear got scared, authorities have now promised to investigate the situation and move the bear to a safer area.

Local police told ABC News that they received three emergency calls about the bear that was seen at various points in the day.

“The skier did the right thing,” Ion Zaharia, a police spokesman in Brasov, Romania, told ABC News. “The bear was distracted by the things in the backpack. We are thinking of relocating the bear, which should now be overwintering, but in recent years we have more bears facing skiers in the winter. “.