A “middle of the night” rescue search was sent to an isolated northern part of Alaska after hearing that a hunter had been mauled by a bear, hit the jump for more details!
A Search and rescue team was sent out after a man had been mauled by a brown bear 36 hours prior, in an isolated region in northern Alaska called Brooks Range.
“The man was part of a group on a guided hunting trip about 30 miles north of Anaktuvuk Pass, a tiny Nunamiut Eskimo village in the Gates of the Arctic National Park. Initial rescue efforts by local search teams and by the Alaska State Troopers were turned back because of dense fog”
Luckily a medical professional had been nearby, taking matter into his own hands and rescuing the hunter soon after the attack. The 11th Air Force Rescue Coordination Center later learned of the man’s condition and offered their services.
“He was able to decrease the blood loss and maintain life until help could arrive,” said Master Sgt. Armando Soria, a search and rescue controller with the coordination center. “He provided expert care with limited resource for several hours, ultimately stabilizing, warming and rehydrating the victim.”
The unidentified man was reported to have been brought to the Air Force base just before 5 a.m. and taken by ambulance to Fairbanks Memorial hospital where is currently stable.
Via ABCNews
