But the Calgary man says they are now few and far between, a testament to the treatment he received for post-traumatic stress disorder to deal with the terror and anxiety linked to a series of devastating grizzly attacks in August 2017 when he was deep in the Alberta wilderness on a hunting trip.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
It’s been two months since the book’s release and Evans says he still averages two media interviews a week and is often asked to participate in podcasts. Among other things, Mauled includes Evans’ gripping, first-person account of the attacks. But Evans says much of the ongoing interest in the book tends to focus on him dealing with the psychological after-effects.
Evans admits he was surprised and a little overwhelmed by the attention. He initially had to be convinced by Cotton that the story would have broad interest. The book has several layers. It is a tense, almost unbelievable story of survival but also delves into self-help territory, with Evans putting together what the experience has taught him. Some things, such as “setting small goals can lead to remarkable achievements,” are directly related to his journey of survival in the wilderness.
His skull was opened, a large part of his scalp removed and his neck damaged. One of his eyes was left dangling, as was his jaw. An ear was missing, although he didn’t notice this until later. The tendons on one of his legs were severed. His hands were damaged. He was also deep in the wilderness and losing lots of blood. When he reached an abandoned camp, he wrote a letter.
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