Anchorage Trail Biker Injured In Bear Attack

Via Alaska Public Media, a brown bear’s attack on a cyclist near Anchorage resulted in serious but not life-threatening injuries. Here are some details:

The victim was riding his bike down the trail when he encountered a bear walking toward him, said Anchorage area biologist Cory Stantorf.

“He was able to stop before he got right to the bear, and he yelled at the bear, made himself look big, and then the bear charged. He was able to get his bike in front of them. The bear hit the bike once, knocked it down, then knocked the victim down,” Stantorf said.

The bear scratched and bit the man above the waist, he said. His injuries are serious, Stantorf said, but not life-threatening. The attack occurred within a mile of the Stuckagain Heights trailhead for the Dome.