A hiker was hospitalized late Tuesday after being mauled by a brown bear on a popular trail network above Anchorage, Alaska.
The Anchorage Daily News reported that the unidentified female victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was able to call for help after the attack in the Basher Trail area in the Chugach Mountains.
The Anchorage Police Department led the rescue effort with the help of other agencies. The Anchorage Fire Department, which stated via social media that the bear ran off after the attack, informed followers:…