The Associated Press
JUNEAU, Alaska — An Alaska man has been mauled by a bear, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Troopers’ spokeswoman Megan Peters says in an email to The Associated Press that 35-year-old Forest Wagner, of Fairbanks, has been transported to an Anchorage hospital.
His condition wasn’t immediately known.
About a dozen students at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau were taking part in a mountaineering class on Mount Emmerich, near Haines, on Monday when the mauling occurred, according to troopers. The university website lists a Forest Wagner as an assistant professor of outdoor studies.
Troopers say a student hiked down the mountain to find cell reception to alert authorities. Wagner was taken off the mountain by a rescue helicopter and then taken by a medical helicopter to Anchorage.
Troopers say the bear was seen again after the mauling, and the university arranged for other students to get off the mountain.