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The Coast Guard immediately dispatched members of its National Motor Lifeboat School who had been training nearby, the crew of a Jayhawk helicopter, and a rescue boat. ....
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). ....