Grizzly bear mauls jogger in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A sow grizzly bear accompanied by two cubs mauled a jogger in a park in Anchorage, Alaska, biting and clawing her, authorities said.

The attack occurred at about 6 p.m. in Bicentennial Park, The Anchorage Daily News reported. The woman, in spite of injuries on her torso, arm and neck, was able to hike out to the nearest road.

Rick Sinnott of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said the same bear is believed have confronted people in two recent incidents that ended without an attack. In one, a mountain biker was chased and in the other a bear threatened to bite a cross-country runner from the University of Alaska at Anchorage.

"This is Alaska: big, wild life," said police Sgt. Pablo Paiz. "You have to be careful when you're out here in the woods. There's always a possibility that something's gonna jump out and grab you. You get between a sow and its cubs and a sow's gonna do what a sow's gonna do."

The attack on the jogger occurred near the spot where a cyclist participating in a race was attacked six weeks ago.