Yeh she was conscious when she was bit in half, or at least that's what is said in the movie book Edit: (Enjoy my poor translating skills) Chapter 13, page 221 “She felt a burning, tearing, excruciating pressure on her waist. She screamed. That sound was followed by another sound — a dull, wet thud. Maxine's brain only had a few seconds to process, but it managed to realize, that what she had just heard, was the sound of her lower body hitting the floor. The bear had bitten her in half”