A 27-year-old father of two survived a brown bear attack deep in the Alaska wilderness, telling interviewers he heard the bones in his face crunching as the animal bit him repeatedly, and thought he was going to die. Jadon Nicoara and his cousin Daniel were four days into a caribou hunt about 100 miles outside […] The post Alaska caribou hunter describes hearing his own bones crack during brown bear mauling appeared first on American Almanac .
A 27-year-old father of two survived a brown bear attack deep in the Alaska wilderness, telling interviewers he heard the bones in his face crunching as the animal bit him repeatedly, and thought he was going to die. Jadon Nicoara and his cousin Daniel were four days into a caribou hunt about 100 miles outside Deadhorse, Alaska, when a bear charged from the brush at close range and left Nicoara with severe bites to his arm, face, hands, and foot. Daniel, who is a doctor, emptied his handgun into the animal, managed Nicoara's bleeding after the bear fled, and helped arrange a helicopter evacuation that likely saved his cousin's life. Nicoara was airlifted to Harborview Hospital, where he awaits surgery. A GoFundMe campaign for his medical…Open
A woman running alone on a popular Anchorage trail fought off a brown bear with bear spray and walked herself out to safety, the latest in a string of bear attacks across Alaska this summer. The unidentified runner was on the Wolverine Bowl Trail near the Prospect Heights trailhead when a brown bear attacked her […] The post Alaska runner fights off brown bear with spray after attack on popular Anchorage trail appeared first on American Almanac .
A woman running alone on a popular Anchorage trail fought off a brown bear with bear spray and walked herself out to safety, the latest in a string of bear attacks across Alaska this summer. The unidentified runner was on the Wolverine Bowl Trail near the Prospect Heights trailhead when a brown bear attacked her Thursday. She deployed bear spray during the encounter, drove the animal back, and made it to the trailhead on her own before being transported to a hospital for treatment. Officials have not disclosed the extent of her injuries. Alaska's Fish and Wildlife Department said biologists interviewed the woman and went to the attack site to look for signs of bear activity. They collected samples but found no bears at the scene.…Open
Harrowing video captured the moment a bear charged at a man outside of his vacation home. Thanks to quick thinking and advance planning, he was able to grab bear spray and fend off the animal.
Surveillance video from a steel company in Fukishima, Japan, shows a bear chasing a worker and throwing him to the ground. The bear reportedly hurt three more people nearby.
The man was found with injuries “consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter” three days after leaving for a hike, the National Park Service said.
During a training exercise, Army Sgt. Zachariah Clark relied on his expertise as a combat medic to lead a life-saving rescue and triage effort after two fellow soldiers were mauled by a bear in the Alaskan wilderness.