Someone told me and wanted to test it out
As long as you are standing on something they cant get you, why we line the paths during the events, the cant attack if you stand on an object. Just make sure you have food on you if you come across one, or run fast once the get further away, they go back and forth so you want to watch which time will gove you more time to run away, they do one square then two, run when his back is turned for the two square pace.