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ARTICLE VIEW:
Alaska woman seriously injured in bear attack while jogging near her
home
By Hanna Park, CNN
Updated:
4:15 AM EDT, Fri August 29, 2025
Source: CNN
A woman was seriously injured in a bear attack just steps from her home
in southern Alaska, a state where all three North American bear species
roam and thrive.
At 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, the 36-year-old woman left her house for a jog
in Kenai, a coastal city southwest of Anchorage, according to .
She hadn’t gone more than 50 yards when a bear emerged from a
neighboring property, Alaska Wildlife Trooper David Lorring told .
Without warning, the animal charged, dragging her roughly “100 yards
down the road” and onto another property, Lorring said.
A neighbor discovered the injured woman before Kenai Police Department
received a call at 6:58 a.m., according to dispatch records. Officers
rushed her to a hospital in the Anchorage area. Her current condition
is unknown.
CNN reached out to the police for updates on her condition.
State troopers, local police and a team from the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game searched for the bear on foot, while a drone scanned from
above. Despite their efforts, the bear was not found, .
Evidence at the scene, including tracks, suggested it was a brown bear,
KTUU reported. “Patrols of the area will continue, and the public is
advised to remain vigilant while outdoors,” troopers said in a
dispatch.
Wildlife troopers to closely supervise children and pets secure trash
and pet food, and remain on guard. “If you encounter a bear, keep a
safe distance and do not approach,” they said.
Alaska is home to about 100,000 and about 30,000 , alongside nearly one
thousand in the northern regions – making bear encounters common in
some areas, according to the . In the state’s southern regions, where
food is plentiful, brown bear populations can reach densities as high
as one bear per square mile, the agency said in guidance about
“Living with Bears.”
While Alaska is considered a “,” attacks on humans are rare.
Between 2000 to 2017, state health officials 10 fatal attacks and 68
hospitalizations due to bear-related injuries. Conservation efforts for
brown bears on the Kenai Peninsula have been ongoing for
In July, two hikers in Anchorage were mauled in separate incidents
within a week of each other, prompting officials to warn people to
avoid streams with running salmon, the reported. Neither hiker suffered
life-threatening injuries.
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