An Italian boy named Alessandro was on a hike with some adults in the Brenta Dolomites, where he encountered with a bear. In a video shared online, the beast can be seen stalking the lad, enough to give you goose bumps just by watching it, as reported by The Sun.
However, Alessandro followed instructions of the person filming the video, who kept saying, "Come Ale, don't turn your back at him. Keep calm."
Alessandro keeps walking downhill but can't help notice the bear behind him, which at one point even stands on its legs. The horrifying moment had the boy scream for his mother, who also asked him to stay calm and keep walking.
Eventually the animal stopped following Alessandro and changes its direction given them all a sigh of relief.
Alessandro told the local newspaper L'Adige, "I had already seen the bear three times before, but that was a special day for me." He also added that the encounter did not scare him at all.
Meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic in Italy has visibly slowed down in recent weeks after first striking the country in late February.
A further 92 COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country's toll to 32,877, out of total infection cases of 230,158, according to fresh figures.
Nationwide, the number of active infections dropped by 1,294 to 55,300 cases, according to the Civil Protection Department, Xinhua reported.
Of those who tested positive for the new coronavirus, 541 are in intensive care, 12 fewer compared to Sunday, and 8,185 are hospitalized with symptoms, down by 428 patients from Sunday.
The rest 46,574 people, or about 84 percent of those who tested positive, are quarantined at home with no symptoms or only mild symptoms.
Recoveries rose by 1,502 compared to Sunday, bringing the nationwide total to 141,981.
On May 18, the ten-week lockdown imposed on March 10 was further eased and shops, restaurants, bars, barber shops, beauty salons, museums, and beachfront operators were all allowed to reopen, provided that they respect rules for social distancing and disinfect facilities.
