A father-son hunting trip in Wisconsin could have become deadly without the quick thinking of 12-year-old Ryan Beierman, who saved his father's life from a black bear attack.

Ryan Beierman told The Minnesota Star Tribune the bear pierced its fangs into his forehead during the attack. He had to get 23 stitches.

Ryan Beierman, 43, of River Falls, told the Star Tribune that he and his son, Owen, 12, went hunting near Siren. They were in a tree stand above a bait station when Owen spotted a black bear.