Bear Attack On Kenai Jogger Increases Anxiety Amid Other Bruin Confrontations

Video above from Alaska’s News Source breaks down a bear attack on a Kenai woman. Here are some additional details:

According to Alaska Wildlife Trooper David Lorring, the 36-year-old woman was seriously injured when she went for a jog near her home on Chinook Drive, a neighborhood near the Pillars Boat Launch on the Kenai River, sometime between 5 and 5:30 a.m. 

“She made it probably 50 yards from her house,” Lorring said. “The bear came out of another property, it looks like it attacked her … and dragged her approximately 100 yards down the road onto this guy’s property.”

Lorring said the man was a neighbor who had awakened to noises before daylight, which he assumed were coming from a bear. He went outside to inspect once it was light out, about a half hour later.

And the Alaska State Troopers dispatch:

Location: Kenai

Type: Bear Attack

Dispatch Text:

Residents in the area of Chinook Drive in Kenai are asked to be on high alert following a bear attack in the area this morning. Please remain vigilant when outdoors, supervise children and pets closely, and secure attractants such as trash, pet food, and bird feeders. If you encounter a bear, keep a safe distance and do not approach. Alaska Wildlife Troopers and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are in the area.