Hikers "had to fight off" bear that attacked in national park, Alaska officials say | NYGazet

The hikers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while officials said they would assess the site of the attack.

Two hikers were hospitalized after fighting off a brown bear on an Alaskan trail, officials said Wednesday. The two people, who were not named by authorities, were about a quarter-mile up the Exit Glacier Trail in the Kenai Fjords National Park in Se... [1691 chars]