Grizzly bear charges towards hockey team's mascot in Alaska, video captures terrifying moment
Buoy, the Seattle Kraken's beloved blue-haired troll mascot, was fly-fishing alongside the team's forward John Hayden in the Katmai National Park when the unexpected occurred.
Midway through filming a segment aimed at promoting youth hockey in the area, a grizzly bear emerged from the brush, crept into the water, and began approaching the pair.
What began as a lighthearted outdoor adventure quickly turned into a tense scramble for safety.
'While we were fishing, we had a pretty close call with a couple of bears,' Hayden said in a video released by the team.
Footage shows Buoy and Hayden wading briskly through knee-high water as the bear closes in behind them.
The bear charged towards the mascot, splashing water, but eventually turned lost interest and turned away.
Hayden quipped, 'I want to blame it on Buoy. I think (the bears) were pretty interested in his look.'
Fortunately, no one was injured in the encounter.
The team has not confirmed whether Buoy will be returning to the wild anytime soon.
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