[Bernardo]

Black bear kills runner in Alaska: NYPost Article features picture of black bear. Note: Edited to reflect that the bear was a black bear, not a grizzly!

[texasbb]

Article also says it was a black bear...no mention of a grizzly that I can see in either the article or the headline (did they correct it?). Interesting that the boy had time to text a family member that he was being chased by a bear.

[RumiDude]

Black bears kill 2 in Alaska, including teen in extreme race "Later Monday, a second fatal mauling at the hands of a black bear was reported nearly 300 miles northeast of Anchorage. Officials with an underground gold mine reported a contract employee hired to take geological samples was killed and another injured in a black bear attack." It's not just the brown bears or grizzly bears you need to worry about. Rumi

[zephyr]

This certainly is a sad story. The boy had reached the uphill turnaround point and was descending. He may have gotten off trail and then encountered the bear. They are still trying to figure this out. Meanwhile there's an active search for the bear, now wounded. They are using a Karelian Bear Dog. More information and photos in this story in the Alaska Dispatch News. ~z

[grannyhiker]

To any predator, if it runs, it's dinner! That's one problem with running out in the wild. It seems to be runners and cyclists who attract cougar attacks, too.

[Adohrn]

[Malachai Constant]

It sounds like a peradatory attack which are very rare here but more common in eastern Canada. When we were living there there was one person dragged out of an outhouse . He was rescued by a friend who shot the be. We always carried spray there. I think it may be because the winter is much harder there.

[Chief Joseph]

Black bears have attacked 2 hikers near Priest Lake this summer....the most recent one a jogger on a hiking trail, no sign of any cubs and seems to be a pretty much a non provoked attack. http://www.krem.com/news/local/bonner-county/man-attacked-by-bear-at-priest-lake/461135495 Btw...why are so many bear threads locked? Are bears becoming another item that can't be mentioned?

[Just_Some_Hiker]

Trail running deep in bear country, especially alone, has never struck me as being wise.

[Malachai Constant]

[Chief Joseph]

[KekistaniProphet]

[AlpineRose]

That's not actually funny. You could replace the picture of the bear with a human, have the same caption, and it would be MUCH MORE ACCURATE, AS WELL AS HAPPEN A LOT MORE OFTEN - BY ORDERS and ORDERS OF MAGINITUDE.

[Chief Joseph]

Maybe it's not a coincidence that both attacks happened near water given the heat wave and drought conditions? My Mom began putting out water for the tree squirrels after we saw a young one licking the damp concrete patio area. Btw...anyone know how to get rid of pocket gophers?

[pcg]