A family of four from New Jersey — on a nice, relaxing camping trip in Canada — was attacked and nearly killed by a wolf while they were sleeping in their tents.

“It was like something out of a horror movie,” said Elisa Rispoli, of Morris County.

She and her husband, Matt, were tucked away in their sleeping bags — their two kids sound asleep next to them — when the wolf set upon them last Thursday night.

“This is a hard thing to post, since I haven’t fully comprehended that it happened yet,” wrote Rispoli in a lengthy Facebook post.

“Last night, while sleeping in our tent in Banff National Park, we were attacked by a Wolf…Matt literally threw his body in front of me and the boys, and fought the Wolf as it ripped apart our tent and his arms and hands. We were screaming for help as he was fighting it and trying to save us, for what felt like an eternity (but I think was anywhere from 1-3 minutes). I laid my body on top of the kids and Matt pinned the Wolf to the ground and held open its jaw with his hands, and the Wolf started to drag Matt away, while I was pulling on his legs trying to get him back. I cannot and don’t think I’ll ever be able to properly describe the terror.”

Matt tried to fend the predator off with his bare hands and large rocks — to no avail.

“A guardian angel from the tent site next to us, who we later found out was named Russ, heard our screams and came over to our site and kicked the Wolf and it finally let go of Matt,” recalled Rispoli. “They had to continue to throw huge rocks at the Wolf while we ran as fast as we could to Russ’ mini van to safety. It continued to follow Matt.”

The rest of the night wound up being “a blur of EMTs, good Samaritans, waiting for treatment, no phone service and crying,” according to Rispoli, but Matt was eventually able to make it to a hospital. He was treated for multiple puncture wounds and lacerations, and later released.

“We are pretty traumatized but ok,” Rispoli said. “They evacuated the campground and Parks Canada killed the wolf in the early morning.”

The family’s guardian angel, Russ Fee, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that instinct took over after hearing their screams. He tried to hit and kick the wolf in an attempt to scare him away, but the creature was too powerful.

“I felt like I had kind of punched someone that was way out of my weight class,” Fee said, noting how the wolf “was just so much larger than any dog I’ve ever seen.”

“I immediately regretted kicking it.”

Parks Canada said they confirmed through DNA testing that the wolf involved in the attack was killed the following day.

“It could have been so so much worse, and we are just feeling so thankful that we are all still sitting here as a complete family,” explained Rispoli. “Matt is our absolute hero (I mean, way more than he normally was) and we are forever grateful to Russ who came to our aid and likely saved Matt’s life.”