Four hikers were stranded on a mountain in northern Japan last week after coming face to face with a brown bear. They were rescued by a helicopter after waiting for more than three hours.

The group of four was stranded for over three hours after one of them spotted a bear about 50m ahead on a trail while descending the mountain

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Four hikers were stranded on a mountain in northern Japan last week after coming face to face with a brown bear. They were rescued by a helicopter after waiting for more than…