Hiker Airlifted To Hospital After Bear Mauling In Alaska

A female hiker mauled by a carnivore while connected a way successful Anchorage, Alaska was rushed to nan infirmary by aerial this week, authorities said.

A hiker called 911 connected Tuesday day aft being attacked by nan animal, nan Anchorage Fire Department said successful a connection connected Facebook. She reported that she needed thief arsenic soon arsenic possible.

"The hiker reported they could not get retired connected their ain owed to injuries sustained successful nan mauling," nan section said.

She was connected nan telephone pinch authorities for astir an hr arsenic drones were deployed to effort and find her nonstop location arsenic she had been dragged disconnected nan way successful nan attack, Anchorage Police spokesperson Christopher Barraza told NBC News connection KTUU.

"She was afloat coherent erstwhile we were capable to rescue her,” Barraza said.

The hiker, who was not identified, had injuries to her to nan backmost of her head, her neck, and her arm, according to Barraza. She was airlifted to a infirmary and is successful unchangeable condition.

KTUU reported that nan female believed she was attacked by a brownish bear, immoderate type of which are referred to arsenic Grizzly bears.

Brown bears are autochthonal to Alaska and tin measurement up to 1,500 pounds, according to nan state's Department of Fish and Game. The section notes that "aggressive carnivore encounters are rare" and that nan animals thin to debar humans.

"Conflicts originate erstwhile they are attracted to quality nutrient aliases garbage aliases erstwhile we astonishment them while retired connected nan trail," nan department website says.