Apex predator versus training army soldiers.
A training session in a mountainous area in Anchorage, Alaska, almost turned into a tragedy on Thursday.
Two US Army soldiers were injured after an attack by an aggressive brown bear.
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The New York Post reported:
“The incident happened Thursday as the soldiers were participating in a ‘land navigation training event’ in Arctic Valley, part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s training area.
The soldiers were receiving medical care as of Friday, a military official told the Anchorage Daily News. Messages sent to base spokespersons were not immediately returned.”
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The Army hasn’t released the soldiers’ conditions.
It’s understood that both soldiers used pepper spray on the bear.
“’The safety and well-being of our personnel is our highest priority’, Lt. Col. Jo Nederhoed, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division, said in an email to the Anchorage Daily News.
[…] The area near where the incident occurred has been closed to recreational activity by base officials, the department said.”
The Elmendorf-Richardson base is located in an area where up to 350 black bears and 75 brown bears roam freely.
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