Posted on Jul 23, 2021
Man rescued in Alaska after week-long bear attack ordeal
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A man has been rescued in Alaska after desperately flagging down help having been attacked and harassed by a grizzly bear for a week.
US Coast Guard officials were alerted by an SOS message on a shack roof and spotted a man waving his arms in the air calling for help.
The man told them he had been attacked by a bear and hadn't slept for days after it kept coming back to his camp.
He was found with chest bruising and an injured leg he had taped up.
The helicopter crew had been on their way to fly a team of scientists on a wildlife research mission when they were diverted off-course by weather and spotted the distress message.
According to the New York Times, the man had almost run out of ammunition for his gun and the door of the shack where he was staying had been ripped off.
US Coast Guard officials were alerted by an SOS message on a shack roof and spotted a man waving his arms in the air calling for help.
The man told them he had been attacked by a bear and hadn't slept for days after it kept coming back to his camp.
He was found with chest bruising and an injured leg he had taped up.
The helicopter crew had been on their way to fly a team of scientists on a wildlife research mission when they were diverted off-course by weather and spotted the distress message.
According to the New York Times, the man had almost run out of ammunition for his gun and the door of the shack where he was staying had been ripped off.
Man rescued in Alaska after week-long bear attack ordeal
Posted from bbc.com
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Wildlife
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MSgt Dale Johnson
Very Lucky indeed. Part of being stationed in Alaska in the Air Force is a Briefing about dangers therein. I distinctly remember being told that a full grown Grizzly can smash through a three quarter inch panel of plywood, I decided I didn't really want to test that theory.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MSgt Dale Johnson - Thankfully there were No "Bars" on Adak, Just Thieving Bald Eagles.
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MSgt Dale Johnson
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Only time I saw Bears when at King Salmon was when I took a day trip by boat to Katmai National Park. It was awesome to see them feeding on Salmon in the streams from Observation Platforms the Rangers had erected. Almost got ran over by Moose several times while fishing though, I didn't know I could wade that fast until they were coming right at me.
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