Man cornered in sudden bear encounter while walking through town: 'Never turn your back'

Man cornered in sudden bear encounter while walking through town: 'Never turn your back'

In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, an onlooker captured footage of a black bear rounding a corner and surprising a man under a bridge in a busy part of town; fortunately, neither was hurt.  What happened? The official TikTok account of ABC News (@abcnews) shared a video taken by Mark Linder, which shows a medium-sized black bear walking on a sidewalk in what appears to be a downtown area. As the bear approaches a man hanging out beneath the bridge, he im…