The mauling happened along the upper east fork of the Indian River, about 60 miles north of Glennallen, when a hunting party encountered a sow with three cubs.
Word reached Alaska Wildlife Troopers shortly after 5 p.m. of the attack on 33-year-old Nicholas Kuperus. The mauling occurred along the upper east fork of the Indian River, about 60 miles north of Glennallen.
“ and his hunting partners surprised a sow grizzly bear with three cubs,” troopers said in a statement on Wednesday. “Kuperus was attacked by the sow and received serious puncture wounds to his arms but was able to deter and stop the attack using bear spray.” Wildlife troopers were able to contact Kuperus with a satellite communication device. Troopers used a state-owned small plane to land on a nearby ridgetop and pick Kuperus up, flying him to Glennallen for medical attention.near Ship Creek, up the valley from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The man had shot the bear and thought it was dead, but when he approached it charged.Alaska Public Media is our partner station in Anchorage.
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