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Associated Press

Two US Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, according to the military.
The incident happened on Thursday as the soldiers were taking part in a “land navigation training event” in Arctic Valley, part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s training area.
The soldiers were receiving medical care as of Friday, a military official told the Anchorage Daily News. Queries sent to base were not immediately returned on Friday.
The soldiers’ conditions were not released pending notification of relatives.
Both soldiers used pepper spray on the bear, the official said. Few other details were available about the incident because it was still under investigation.

“The safety and well-being of our personnel is our highest priority,” Lieutenant Colonel Jo Nederhoed, a spokeswoman for the US Army 11th Airborne Division, said in an email to the Anchorage Daily News.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is investigating what it says appears to have been “a defensive attack” by a bear that had recently emerged from a den. The area near where the incident occurred had been closed to recreational activity by base officials, the department said.
Samples were collected by investigators with the aim of positively identifying the species and gender of bear involved, the department said.
The base encompasses 260 sq km (100 sq miles) within the Municipality of Anchorage, where up to 350 black bears and 75 brown bears roam freely.


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Up to 350 black bears and 75 brown bears roam freely around the base where the exercise was being held


Up to 350 black bears and 75 brown bears roam freely around the base where the exercise was being held.


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2 US soldiers injured in brown bear attack during training exercise in Alaska

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Up to 350 black bears and 75 brown bears roam freely around the base where the exercise was being held

Up to 350 black bears and 75 brown bears roam freely around the base where the exercise was being held