Woman Recounts Bear Attack in North - Central minnesota

MILLER WAS FROM ST. PETER. HE WAS A SOPHOMORE IN BIOCHEMISTRY . A MINNESOTA WOMAN ATTACKED BY A BEAR ON HER OWN:SAYS SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW SHE SURVIVED. I GOT KNOCKED DOWN AND IT WAS STOMPING MY HEAD. I HAVE SCRATCHES BACK ON MY NECK. I HAVE A GREAT BIG SCRATCH HERE . THE BEAR SURPRISE 59-YEAR- OLD CATHERINE HANSEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT. WILDLIFE EXPERTS THINK IT WAS LOOKING FOR FOOD. KATE TRAVEL TO IS HOME TO HEAR HER STORY. I DON'T KNOW HOW I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THAT. Reporter: AS THE DOGS PLAYED A PART OF CATHERINE HANSEN'S RULE HOME LAST WEEK SHE STEPPED OUT ONTO THE:TO CALL THEM BACK INSIDE. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LARGE DARK FIGURE STANDING ON ITS HIND LEGS IN FRONT OF HER. I JUST REMEMBER HOW BIG IT WAS AND I SAID WOW AND I WENT LIKE THIS, I KNOW THAT Reporter: A BLACK BEAR HAD WANDERED ONTO THE:. CALVIN DOESN'T REALLY REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT BUT SHE HAS THE SCARS TO PROVE IT. IT BIT ME AND I MUST HAVE BEEN PUNCHING BECAUSE I HAD BRUISES ON MY FINGERS. AND THEN IT TURNED AROUND AND LEFT. AND THEN IT CAME BACK AND GOT THE TOP OF MY HEAD. Reporter: ALLEN RIGHT TO LIDS WITH CATHERINE WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE WHEN HE HEARD HER SCREAMING. IT SCARED ME. SHE WAS COVERED IN BLOOD. Reporter: THE ATTACK LASTED LESS THAN A MINUTE BEFORE THE BEAR LEFT ALONE WITH TWO BEAR CUBS. SHOWN HERE ON THEIR HOME SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. CATHERINE WAS IN SHOCK. I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED. I COULDN'T EVEN TELL YOU HOW MUCH IT HURT. IT JUST HAPPENED SO FAST. Reporter: THE DNR BELIEVES THE ANIMAL WAS LIKELY DRAWN TO THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF BIRDFEEDERS ON THE LAWN. CATHERINE SAYS SHE IS TRAUMATIZED FROM THE EXPERIENCE AND NOW KEEPS A SHOTGUN READY AT HER DOOR. EVEN THE DOGS ARE SPOOKED TO GO OFF THE:AT NIGHT UNLESS I STEP OFF THE:. SHE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. CAFFEINATED CLOSE TO 40 STITCHES FOR THE WOUND ON HER HEAD. NONE OF -- CATHERINE NEEDED