A mountain biker was attacked by a bear last weekend while riding the popular Dome Trail in Anchorage, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. It’s the second “aggressive encounter” on that same trail in less than a year. The other incident occurred in July of 2025, in which a brown bear mauled and injured a hiker.
“He was able to stop before he got right to the bear, and he yelled at the bear, made himself look big, and then the bear charged. He was able to get his bike in front of them. The bear hit the bike once, knocked it down, then knocked the victim down,” local biologist Cory Stantorf told media.
The man reportedly had bear spray but wasn’t able to use it during the incident in which the bear scratched and bit him above the waist. And while his injuries were described as “serious,” the mountain biker was able to get himself to a nearby hospital…