Bear Attacks

Teen tourist bitten by brown bear on trail near Sitka

A brown bear attacked a teenager jogging on a trail north of Sitka on Wednesday, injuring her but leaving the out-of-town visitor able to walk to help, according to Alaska State Troopers.

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BEAR ATTACKS

Woman survives attack by grizzly with cubs

A 20-year-old Seattle woman collecting rock samples for a mining company Sunday near Tangle Lakes was charged and bitten on the hand by a grizzly bear, then dragged about 20 feet before being let go.
BEAR ATTACKS

Denali Park hiker's camera offers clues to bear attack

The grizzly bear that killed a lone backpacker Friday in Denali National Park appeared unaware a person was close for nearly the whole time the man was snapping pictures from maybe 40 yards away. Richard White took 26 pictures of the bear with his digital camera over a span of nearly 8 minutes.
BEAR ATTACKS

Site of deadly bear mauling in Denali remains closed

About 200 square miles of backcountry terrain where a California hiker was mauled to death by a grizzly bear remained closed Sunday as investigators continued to piece together what happened.
BEAR ATTACKS

San Diego man dies in Denali grizzly attack

A grizzly attacked and killed a lone backpacker in Denali National Park and Preserve on Friday after the man encountered the bear next to a river and lingered there snapping pictures, according to the National Park Service. The victim was later identified as a 49-year-old San Diego man.
BEAR ATTACKS

Bear mauls 2 hunters near Shishmaref

Two men were mauled by a bear while hunting near Shishmaref on Monday, Alaska State Troopers say. They were able to scare off the bear and return to Shishmaref, where they were both treated at the village clinic for injuries and released.
BEAR ATTACKS

Penguin Creek bear mauling victim recounts ordeal

The grizzly bear sank its teeth into Ben Radakovich's back, at one point lifting him from the ground and shaking him hard as it mauled him on a trail southeast of Anchorage.
BEAR ATTACKS

Bird Creek bear attack victim pleads for help in 911 call

A 30-year-old Alaska man mauled by a bear pleads for help in a recorded 911 call, telling the dispatcher he's up a tree and can hear the animal huffing below him.
BEAR ATTACKS

Brown bear mauls hiker near Bird Creek

A brown bear mauled a hiker on an offshoot of the Bird Creek Trail south of Anchorage early Sunday, and the man escaped by scrambling up a tree and calling for help on his cellphone, Alaska State Troopers said.
BEAR ATTACKS

Eagle River bear-mauling survivor surprised to be alive

When a brown bear charged him Saturday from about 30 yards away while he was on his property bordering Chugach State Park, Howard Meyer had one thing on his mind: "I thought that it was the end of my life."
BEAR ATTACKS

Eagle River man hospitalized after brown bear attack

A brown bear mauled an Eagle River man walking on a hiking trail near his home Saturday evening, leaving him with scalp injuries and claw marks on his back.