A hiker was rescued after being attacked by a brown bear along a path in Alaska, according to the anchorage fire service.
At around 3 p.m. Tuesday, officials responded to the 911 hiker calls “reporting that they were mutilated by a bear and needed help as soon as possible,” the fire service said in a statement. The attack took place about two miles on the Dome path in Anchorage, the local police service confirmed to ABC News.
The Randoner – who was not identified by civil servants – said that she “could not go out” alone “because of the injuries suffered in the Mutiling,” said the fire service.
The woman provided instructions to her location on the trail and stayed on the phone with officials while scanning the area to locate her, according to the police.
Paramedical firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene, with drones deployed to help find the hiker, according to officials. Once she was located, she was rescued with a helicopter and transported to a local hospital with “what we believe to be injuries that are not putting her life in danger,” the police said.
Police told ABC News that the hiker was in a stable state on Wednesday and that at present, they will “not share his name with the public”.
The brown bear fled after the incident, noted the fire service in its declaration. Tuesday evening, Alaska Fish & The game was still trying to locate the bear.
Officials said that hikers in Anchorage are “encouraged to file travel plans with friends or family before tidying up in large spaces” and recommending people to 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 service.
Anchorage fire department
“The information concerning your planned route can be invaluable while we are trying to locate you in an emergency,” said the fire service.
Black bears and brown living in the municipality of Anchorage, the local parks and leisure service provides advice to keep in mind while recreating in any park or path in the region, including to stay in groups, make noise, wear a bear spray, leaves all dogs and never run a bear.
“Stop, group, talk to the bear and let him know that you are human,” said Anchorage parks and leisure activities on his website.
According to the National Park ServiceThe majority of bear attacks do not occur because the animal hunts a human, but when it feels threatened or protects its young people. The only exception is if the bear “suffers from very severe famine,” said NP on its website.