The attack took place along the 33-mile long Chilkoot Trail, which crosses through the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park into Canada.
Subsequently, the National Park Service and Skagway Fire Department sent out a search party by helicopter, which eventually found the hiker at the cabin at around 9 a.m.
The hiker identified the animal in question as a brown bear. In Alaska, brown bears tend to be around one-third larger than their relatives in the rest of North America, most likely due the abundance of food in the region. Just a month later, a 13-year-old boy was bitten by a bear while he slept at a camp site in Utah. The teen was spending the night at at Dewey Bridge Campground along the Colorado River when the bear attacked him in the early hours of the morning,The boy suffered injuries to his right cheek and ear, although fortunately they were relatively minor. He was treated at a hospital that same day.
The behavior of bears can be unpredictable and no two encounters are the same. Nevertheless, the National Park Service makes aFirstly, if you spot a bear, the most important things are to ensure that you keep your distance and avoid surprising the animal. Usually, the bear will walk away if it hears you coming.
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