A hiker in Alaska was rescued with the assistance of a drone after being mauled by a bear.
As reported by the Anchorage Daily News, Christopher Barraza, a spokesperson for the Anchorage Police Department, stated that a female hiker was attacked by a brown bear on the Basher Trail in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday.
Barraza said the woman suffered “non-life threatening” injuries.
He said that the hiker told emergency responders that the bear eventually ran away.
In Alaska, there are places like Katmai National Park and Preserve and the McNeil River Bear Viewing and Wildlife Sanctuary, known for their wildlife, such as the falls of the McNeil River. (Sylvain CORDIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
The woman received rescue assistance from the Anchorage Fire Department, Alaska Department of Public Safety, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, and personnel from the nearby Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Barraza said this incident shows how important it is for hikers to be prepared.
Brown bears graze in Hallo Bay, in Alaska‘s Katmai National Park. The bay‘s grassy meadows area popular spot for bear-watching tours from June through September. (Photograph by Acacia Johnson/National Geographic)
“Be prepared, bring your bear spray. Be on the lookout. Bears are everywhere,” he siad.
