Bear Attack Survivor Pens Chilling Final Messages After Picking Up Web Pieces of His Own Flesh

On August 24, 2017, Jeremy Evans, a Canadian maintenance supervisor and avid hunter, ventured into the Alberta wilderness with hopes of tagging a ram. What he encountered instead was life-shattering: a mother grizzly bear defending her cub.

Within seconds, the bear attacked. Evans swung his bicycle at the bear in a desperate attempt to defend himself, but the bear struck back, severely injuring his hand and ultimately tearing away portions of his face.

A Raw Fight for Survival

With vision impaired and his body ravaged, Evans crawled through the forest while trapped between a fading sense of urgency and fading consciousness.

Every movement brought pain. Every breath felt like another struggle. He gathered courage simply by clinging to the present.

The Final Texts

Convinced he wouldn’t survive, Evans took out his phone and sent a pair of haunting texts to his wife:

“Whoever finds this please let my wife know I tried to make it—but there is no chance, that bear really f***ed me up.”

“I am pretty sure this is the end. I am very tired and I feel like I am going to pass out. If I do I won’t wake up.”

These chilling messages captured both his instinct to reach out for human connection and his resignation to imminent death.

Evans left these messages, not knowing if they’d ever reach her.

Miraculous Rescue and Transformation

Miraculously, he persisted. Evans continued moving toward the trail and eventually reached a lodge after a nearly 20-kilometer crawl and drive.

A child who saw him guessed he was a “zombie” because of his horrifying injuries. He survived—and required five major facial surgeries and over a dozen minor ones to rebuild what remained.

Physically, he endured months of rehabilitation. Mentally, the trauma ran deeper: Evans developed PTSD, grappling for years with nightmares, triggers, and emotional turmoil. He began therapy and later found solace in advocacy and storytelling.

From Tragedy to Hope

Evans turned his survival into a mission. He penned a memoir titled Mauled: Lessons Learned from a Grizzly Bear Attack, sharing not merely a story of survival but a testament to human resilience.

He has since become a mental health advocate and motivational speaker, using his experience to raise awareness about PTSD and to inspire others to seek support.

Lessons from the Wilderness

Evans’s ordeal speaks to more than wildlife danger—it underscores the fragility and strength of the human spirit.

His final messages remind us how, in our darkest hour, the impulse to connect—with others, with meaning, with a sense of purpose—can hold us back from giving up. His survival was not just medical—it was deeply psychological.

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