It was arguably one of the most realistic depiction of bear attack in movies till date.
One group of which Glass was part, chose to travel overland towards the Yellowstone River.
Before he could fire his rifle, the bear pounced upon him and severely mauled Glass.
Hearing his cries, his companions rushed to help and shot the bear down.
According to some accounts, Glass killed the bear alone with his knife.
Glass was lacerated all over his back, his scalp was ripped, his throat punctured and leg broken.
His companions were convinced that Glass would be dead by the next morning.
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Caught Off Guard by Artist David Wright.
John Fitzgerald and the much younger Jim Bridger volunteered to stay behind.
Finally Fitzgerald convinced Bridger to abandon Glass.
Bridger and Fitzgerald later caught up with the party and lied that Glass had died.
For survival, he ate wild berries, roots, insects, and snakes.
A still from the movie The Revenant.
Once his wounds healed, Glass set out again to find Fitzgerald and Bridger.
Killing Fitzgerald, then a soldier, would have resulted in his own death.
Glass returned to the frontier as a trapper and fur trader.
He died a violent death ten year later on the Yellowstone River, in an attack by the Arikara.
The distance of his journey itself swelled from 80 miles to 100 miles to 200 miles.
There are now two monuments dedicated to Hugh Glass.
