Skier injured in Alaska bear mauling released from hospital
February 13, 2021 GMT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska skier who was injured by a bear when his group accidently disturbed the animal’s den was released from a Juneau hospital.
The Chilkat Valley News reported 40-year-old Bart Pieciul was released Tuesday after sustaining injuries in the attack during a backcountry ski trip near Haines last Saturday.
Pieciul had surgery on a broken arm and will need a second surgery to remove metal pins implanted by doctors.
Pieciul and his ski partners, Graham Kraft and Jeff Moskowitz, were going up a mountainside above Chilkoot Lake when they unknowingly disturbed a bear den at an elevation of about 1,600 feet (488 meters).