Alaska runner hospitalized after using bear spray to fight off brown bear on Alaska trail

A runner was hospitalized in Alaska after fending off a bear attack in Anchorage this week.

The woman, who was running by herself at Prospect Heights’ Wolverine Bowl trail, was able to get away from the brown bear by using her bear spray, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

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Biologists went to the site of the attack and collected samples but no bears were seen.

The department said anyone who sees a bear or another wild animal acting aggressively or unusually should report it.

Warning signs have been posted at the Prospect Heights trailhead, the departmet said, adding that hikers should stay off closed trails.

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