Anchorage warns hikers after 2 bear attacks in a week

Anchorage warns hikers after 2 bear attacks in a week

Officials in Alaska are warning hikers to steer clear of streams and rivers where salmon are running after bears mauled hikers on two different occasions within a week in Anchorage

Wildlife officials prepare to fly a drone to look for a brown bear that had mauled a man on Saturday, July 26, 2025, near Eagle River, Alaska. (Timothy Burnett, Chugach State Park via AP)