The man, whose identity has not been revealed, was accidentally seen waving his hands for help, as a helicopter crew passed by from the Coast Guard Air Base in Kodiak, according to a statement issued by the Coast Guard..
Crew members first saw a distress sign above a hut in the camp during the flight from Kotzebue to Nome, and did not see the man until after they turned and returned.
The man was taken to Nome for emergency medical care, as a result of a leg injury and bruising to the torso, after the bear attack days ago..
The Coast Guard said the man “reported that the bear had returned to his camp and had been pestering him every night for an entire week.”“.
It is not clear what type of bear was said to have attacked the man, but brown and black bears are common in the state. Alaska is home to 98 percent of brown bears in the United States.
Brown bears are usually associated with attacking humans, because they are larger and can show more aggression, while American black bears, which are smaller than brown, are less attacking humans and are rarely aggressive towards people unless they have to defend their young..
Like many animals, bears face the problem of losing their habitat, as human expansion contributes to deforestation, according to the World Wildlife Fund.
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source https://pledgetimes.com/he-wrestled-with-a-bear-for-a-week-and-a-coincidence-saved-his-life/
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