A Seminole County woman recently came face to face with a bear, and she managed to record the encounter on her cellphone.Teliece Sander said a large bear was so close to her that she could feel his breath. “He was that close, I felt his breath, he was this, and he was a foot away from me when it came from my face to his face."The woman said she was playing a game on her phone when she looked up and saw the bear staring at her.Sanders said she took a photo of the bear and sent it to her son with the message “help me.”Colton Sander said he thought his mother was messing with him. “I thought she was messing with me, I thought she got a new app or something."Once Colton, who is 6 feet 6 inches and weighs 325 pounds, walked up behind his mother, the bear sauntered away.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission brought a trap to the area Tuesday. The FWC said that because they believe the bear has been fed, either by accident or on purpose, they hope to trap it and move it out of the area for safety’s sake.

A Seminole County woman recently came face to face with a bear, and she managed to record the encounter on her cellphone.

Teliece Sander said a large bear was so close to her that she could feel his breath. “He was that close, I felt his breath, he was this, and he was a foot away from me when it came from my face to his face."


The woman said she was playing a game on her phone when she looked up and saw the bear staring at her.

Sanders said she took a photo of the bear and sent it to her son with the message “help me.”

Colton Sander said he thought his mother was messing with him. “I thought she was messing with me, I thought she got a new app or something."

Once Colton, who is 6 feet 6 inches and weighs 325 pounds, walked up behind his mother, the bear sauntered away.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission brought a trap to the area Tuesday. The FWC said that because they believe the bear has been fed, either by accident or on purpose, they hope to trap it and move it out of the area for safety’s sake.