Now, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed the area while it conducts searches for the bear, and officials are advising everyone in the vicinity to brush up on their bear safety and carry bear spray, despite the rarity of bear attacks in the Chugach mountains.

A hiker near Anchorage, Alaska was able to survive a mauling from a brown bear this week. The woman, who has yet to be identified, said that "they were mauled by a bear and needed help as soon as possible,

A hiker was hospitalized late Tuesday after being mauled by a brown bear on a popular trail network above Anchorage, Alaska. The Anchorage Daily News reported that the unidentified female victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was able to call for help after the attack in the Basher Trail area in the Chugach Mountains.