Alaska runner hospitalized after using bear spray to fight off brown bear on Alaska trail

A runner was hospitalized in Alaska after fending off a bear attack in Anchorage this week. The woman, who was running by herself at Prospect Heights’ Wolverine Bowl trail, was able to get away from the brown bear by using her bear spray, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment. BEAR ATTACK IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK LEAVES 2 HIKERS INJURED Biologists went to the site of the attack and collected samples but no bears were seen. The de