It's a funny story to share because it's like, obviously a little bit personal. But it's such a good story that I'm like I don't care. That's what Shannon Stephen says now, about a weekend she'll never forget. On Saturday, Shannon was camping with her brother at his Your near Chilcot Lake in Haines. She made a trip to the outhouse sometime after dinner and discovered she wasn't alone, went into the outhouse, Um, sat down on the toilet, and immediately something bit me. That's right. Bit her right on her bottom. Shannon screams, brought her brother running to the outhouse to see what was going on. I asked what bit you And she said, I don't know. And then I asked, Well, where is it? And she said, It's down in the hole and I'm like, Okay, I'm gonna I'm gonna open the lid and see what's down there. And so I grabbed my headlamp and I opened the lid, and right there is a big bear face just staring back at me, cinnamon colored bare face, which I was not expecting to see. Karl Koch is the wildlife biologist for the area. Have you ever even heard in the summertime of somebody looking down, and there was a bear head in their outhouse like that, It down in the hole. Never heard of anybody looking down and seeing a bear head? No, no, But Koch says bears can definitely be out in winter. And the next day Shannon's brother found tracks of what appeared to be a black bear near his outhouse to prove it, Eric Stephen says the experience has taught him a lesson. It definitely makes me, you know, want to be more cautious out there. And Shannon Stevens has learned something, too. I think I'll just look a little bit more closely. Yeah, how is next time she'll be a little more hesitant before she sits down for Alaska's new source, I'm Loran Maxwell.
'Something bit me': Woman surprised by bear while using outhouse
Updated: 12:22 PM EST Feb 20, 2021
Shannon Stevens will never forget a recent camping trip with her brother in Alaska. "It's a funny story to share because it's like, obviously a little bit personal, but it's such a good story that I'm like, I don't care," Stevens told KTUU. Stevens said after dinner with her brother at a yurt near Chilkat Lake, she went to the outhouse and almost instantly realized she wasn't alone."Went right into the outhouse, sat down on the toilet and immediately, something bit me," she said. When Erik Stevens went to investigate, he found something unexpected. "I grabbed my headlamp and I open the lid and right there is a big bear face just staring back at me — a cinnamon-colored bear face, which I was not expecting to see," he said. Carl Koch, a wildlife biologist in the area, told KTUU that while he's never heard a story quite like this, it's not uncommon for bears to be out and about in the winter months. The next day, Erik Stevens found bear tracks near the outhouse, confirming he and his sister's unbelievable experience. "It definitely makes me want to be more cautious out there," Erik Stevens said. Shannon Stevens' wound wasn't serious and has completely healed, but she says she learned a lesson from the experience. "I think I'll just look a little bit more closely at the outhouse next time," she said.
Shannon Stevens will never forget a recent camping trip with her brother in Alaska.
"It's a funny story to share because it's like, obviously a little bit personal, but it's such a good story that I'm like, I don't care," Stevens told KTUU.
Stevens said after dinner with her brother at a yurt near Chilkat Lake, she went to the outhouse and almost instantly realized she wasn't alone.
"Went right into the outhouse, sat down on the toilet and immediately, something bit me," she said.
When Erik Stevens went to investigate, he found something unexpected.
"I grabbed my headlamp and I open the lid and right there is a big bear face just staring back at me — a cinnamon-colored bear face, which I was not expecting to see," he said.
Carl Koch, a wildlife biologist in the area, told KTUU that while he's never heard a story quite like this, it's not uncommon for bears to be out and about in the winter months.
The next day, Erik Stevens found bear tracks near the outhouse, confirming he and his sister's unbelievable experience.
"It definitely makes me want to be more cautious out there," Erik Stevens said.
Shannon Stevens' wound wasn't serious and has completely healed, but she says she learned a lesson from the experience.
"I think I'll just look a little bit more closely at the outhouse next time," she said.
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