ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – An Alaskan man who survived a horrific bear mauling 14 years ago has found a calling helping others who have suffered the same fate.
Wes Perkins, a former fire chief in Nome, was permanently disfigured from a bear attack in 2011, but since then has used his experience to reach out and provide guidance for others.
The most recent victim in Alaska was a 36-year-old woman in Kenai who was seriously injured Aug. 26 when she went for a jog near her home in a neighborhood near the Pillars Boat Launch on the Kenai River…