Anchorage, Alaska — A brown endure attacked a lady Tuesday afternoon as she hiked on a well-liked path in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains and officers are nonetheless searching for it, state police mentioned.
Alaska State Soldiers used a helicopter to evacuate the lady off the Basher Path to a clinic, Anchorage Police spokesperson Christopher Barraza mentioned. Her accidents are not thought to be life-threatening, he mentioned.
The lady, who hasn’t been recognized, referred to as 911 and advised the dispatcher she’d been mauled by way of a endure about 2 miles into the path, Barraza mentioned. She advised officers she could not stroll.
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For approximately an hour, the lady talked with officers over the telephone, telling them the realm she was once in as they used drones to check out to seek out her, Barraza mentioned.
“After the endure had mauled her, she mentioned it ran off and he or she was once not able to peer which route it went,” Barraza mentioned.
The Alaska Division of Fish and Recreation blocked off the realm and was once looking for the endure, he mentioned.
“We are advising everyone to verify they move ready after they move to do hikes and trails,” Barraza mentioned. “Remember to know what to do whilst you see a endure, lift your endure spray, stuff like that.”
The Anchorage Fireplace Division wrote in a put up on Fb that hikers will have to briefly steer clear of the paths across the Stuckagain Heights space.
