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Bear maulings typically cause cutting, penetrating, and crushing injuries, with most victims sustaining contaminated maxillofacial trauma requiring comprehensive management to prevent complications. We report a case of a 68-year-old woman presenting with sustained severe left-sided facial trauma following a bear attack. The patient had a full-thickness hemifacial avulsion, fractures of the zygomaticum and maxilla, and a non-salvageable ocular injury after an 8-hour transfer. Management included debridement, wire fixation of fractures, ocular exenteration, and anatomically re-approximated soft-tissue closure. This case highlights the importance of early trauma principles, effective infection control, and tailored fixation strategies for fragile facial bones. It emphasizes the need for staged reconstruction planning in resource-limited and geographically distant settings. 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