Authorities believe that the brown bear that attacked and killed 44-year-old Eagle River resident Michael Soltis on Monday is the same bear that attacked a searcher on Wednesday morning while that man, was out with search parties attempting to locate missing hiker last seen on Monday. The injured searcher, Paul Vasquez, was one of three searchers walking down the trail […]
(Delta Junction) — The fatal mauling of a Pogo Mine contract employee by a black bear on Monday, June 19, remains under investigation by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Early reports suggested the attack showed signs of being predatory, but biologists say further examination of events and the bear involved is needed before […]
Alaska State Troopers say the investigation into a bear mauling that led to the death of a juvenile near Girdwood is continuing. AST received the report of the bear mauling that occurred on the Bird Ridge Trail at 1:19 pm on Sunday and Alaska State Troopers, a U.S. Forest Service Agent, Alaska State Park Ranger, Anchorage […]
A Brown Bear mauling was reported on Chichagof Island near Neka Bay on early Saturday afternoon, the trooper dispatch reported. The Hoonah Police Department was told that the mauling occurred at approximately 12:30 pm on Saturday as 36-year-old Anthony Lindoff of Juneau, and 30-year-old Josh Dybdahl of Hoonah were approaching a brushy area to begin calling […]