A brown bear attacked a 9-year-old boy and an adult male Tuesday while they were hunting in Alaska, according to police. The man shot and killed the bear as it attacked the 9-year-old, according to a news release from the Alaska State Troopers..
The pair were hunting in Palmer Hay Flats Game Refuge, 23 miles north east of Anchorage on Tuesday afternoon, September 20, when they came across the brown bear with its cub.
A brown bear attacked a 9-year-old boy and an adult male Tuesday while they were hunting in Alaska, according to police. The man shot and killed the bear as it attacked the 9-year-old, according to a news release from the Alaska State Troopers..
The bear, which had a cub nearby, mauled the boy as he was out hunting with a relative. During the attack, the relative shot and killed the bear on the spot.