A 9-year-old boy was critically injured by a brown bear whereas looking north of Anchorage, Alaska State Troopers mentioned Wednesday.
The kid and a 41-year-old man had been looking Tuesday night time within the Palmer Hay Flats space about 35 miles from the state's largest metropolis after they came across the bear, troopers mentioned in an internet assertion.
The bear mauled the boy, leaving him with severe accidents. The grownup, who troopers say suffered minor accidents, shot and killed the bear.
Each hunters had been taken to a close-by hospital for remedy. Troopers say the 2 are associated, however didn't establish how. Troopers additionally didn't instantly launch their names or the boy's present situation.
Troopers and Alaska Division of Fish and Recreation personnel had been anticipated again within the hay flats space Wednesday to proceed the investigation.
Earlier this month, a Michigan man who was visiting Alaska was mauled by a grizzly bear. Though he suffered "severe puncture wounds," 33-year-old Nicholas Kuperus stopped the assault utilizing bear spray. Kuperus was additionally looking on the time of the assault, which occurred about 60 miles north of Glennallen.
Additionally this yr, a U.S. Military soldier died of accidents sustained throughout a bear assault in a army coaching space in Alaska.
There have been a number of different non-fatal bear assaults throughout the U.S. this yr, together with in Colorado, Oregon, Vermont and Wyoming.