US EditionAnchorage Warns Hikers After 2 Bear Attacks in a Week
ANCHORAGE AREA, ALASKA, JUL 28 – Two hikers sustained injuries in separate brown bear encounters on popular Anchorage trails, prompting officials to warn about increased bear activity and advise carrying bear spray.
- On July 22 and Saturday, attacks by bears injured a 67-year-old woman and a man near Eagle River on Anchorage-area trails, officials say.
- Following recent maulings, officials highlighted salmon-bearing waterways and unsecured food at Eagle River campgrounds as bear hotspots during summer.
- The man and his dog startled a bear sow and cub on the South Fork of Eagle River trail, deploying bear spray twice before another hiker found him with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Following the July 22 attack, authorities posted a bear warning sign at Basher Trailhead on July 23, 2025, and warned hikers to avoid salmon streams while issuing a $320 citation to a camper.
- Amid looming hibernation season, Anchorage-area biologist Cory Stantorf advises hikers to travel in groups, make noise, keep pets leashed, and carry bear spray, as attacks are rare but possible.
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Anchorage officials warn hikers after 2 bear attacks in a week
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Authorities are warning hikers to steer clear of streams and rivers where salmon are running and to take precautions after bears mauled hikers on two different occasions within a week in Anchorage. Both unidentified hikers survived the attacks in separate parts of the municipality of Anchorage, a sprawling urban-wildlife interface that spreads across 1,961 square miles (5,079 square kilometers), an area slightly larger than t…
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Anchorage warns hikers after 2 bear attacks in a week
Officials in Alaska are warning hikers to steer clear of streams and rivers where salmon are running after bears mauled hikers on two different occasions within a week in Anchorage.
Two bear attacks reported recently in Anchorage area, officials warn hikers
Two bear attacks have occurred in Anchorage recently, including one in Eagle River where a man was injured but survived thanks to his dog and bear spray. Authorities urge hikers to stay alert and carry bear spray in bear country.
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