Anchorage warns hikers after 2 bear attacks in a week
A bear warning sign is posted at the Basher trailhead in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, a day after a hiker was injured by a brown bear about two miles into the trail. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities are warning hikers to steer clear of streams and rivers where salmon are running and to take precautions after bears mauled hikers on two different occasions within a week in Anchorage.
Both unidentified hikers survived the attacks in separate parts of the municipality of Anchorage, a sprawling urban-wildlife interface that spreads across 1,961 square miles (5,079 square kilometers), an area slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island.
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