A 9-year-old boy was seriously injured by a brown bear while hunting north of Anchorage, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.
The children and a 41-year-old man were hunting Tuesday night in the Hay Flats area of Palmer, about 35 miles from the state’s largest city, when they came upon the bear, troopers said in an online statement. statement.
The bear mauled the boy, leaving him with serious injuries. The adult, who troopers said suffered minor injuries, shot and killed the bear.
Both hunters were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Troopers say the two are related, but have not identified how. Troopers also did not immediately release their name or the boy’s current condition.
Troopers and Alaska Department of Fish and Game personnel were expected to return to the hay flats area Wednesday to continue the investigation.
Earlier this month, a man from Michigan visited Alaska mauled by a grizzly bear. Although he suffered “severe puncture wounds”, 33-year-old Nicolas Cooperas fended off the attack using bear spray. Cooperas was also hunting at the time of the attack, which took place about 60 miles north of Glenlane.
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There have been several other non-fatal bear attacks across the United States this year, including Colorado, Oregon, Vermont And Wyoming.
