A hiker was rescued after being attacked by a brown bear along a path in Alaska, according to the Anchorage Fire Department.
On Tuesday, at approximately 3 in the afternoon, the authorities responded to 911 calls from a hiker “informing that they were mutilated by a bear and needed help as soon as possible,” said the fire department in a statement. The attack occurred to about two miles along the Dome path in Anchorage, confirmed the Local Police Department to ABC News.
The hiker woman, who has not been identified by officials, informed that “he could not leave” alone “due to the injuries suffered in the Mauling,” said the fire department.
The woman provided instructions to her location along the way and remained on the phone with officials while scanning the area to locate it, according to the police.
Firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene, with drones deployed to help find the hiker, according to officials. Once it was located, it was rescued with a helicopter and transported to a local hospital with “what we believe are injuries that are not mortal,” said the police.
Police told ABC News that the hiker is in stable conditions until Wednesday and that, at this time, “they will not share their name with the public.”
The brown bear ran away after the incident, the Fire Department said in his statement. Until Tuesday night, Alaska Fish & Game was still trying to locate the bear.
The authorities said that hikers in Anchorage are “encouraged to present travel plans with friends or family before walking outdoors” and recommend that people leave a copy of their travel plans under the windshield of their vehicle.
A hiker was rescued after being attacked by a brown bear along a path in Alaska, according to the Anchorage Fire Department.
Anchorage Fire Department
“Information about its planned route can be invaluable as we try to locate it in case of emergency,” said the Fire Department.
With the black and brown bears that live within the municipality of Anchorage, the local parks and recreation department provides tips to take into account while recreating in any park or path in the area, even to stay in groups, make noise, carry spray, strap to all dogs and never run from a bear.
“Stop, groups, talk to the bear and let him know that you are human,” said Anchorage Parks and Recreation about their website.
According to him National Parks ServiceMost bears attacks occur not because the animal is hunting a human, but when it feels threatened or protects their young. The only exception is whether the bear “suffers from starvation very severe,” said the NPS on its website.
