When it was over, the campers quickly loaded some of their gear into the kayaks and went for help, which was a 1½- to 2-hour paddle away. “We’re grateful that they got the care that they needed right away and that everyone really came together at the campground to provide that aid and give them a quick response time.”Īlso on FTW Outdoors: Momma bear in Yellowstone has ‘paws full’ with misbehaving cubĪlaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist Jeff Selinger told ADN the campers had bear deterrents, such as bear spray and a bear horn, but didn’t have time to use them as the attack was quick and intense, adding that it was around midnight. “It was a short, quick, in-your-tent attack,” Eskelin told ADN. Leah Eskelin, a refuge spokesperson, told ADN that officials didn’t know why the bear attacked and didn’t know what kind of bear was involved. The extent of their injuries was not clear. One camper was airlifted to a nearby hospital while the other was taken by ambulance. One of the campers assisting the injured pair contacted Alaska State Troopers via satellite phone, and emergency medical personnel responded with a helicopter and ambulance, according to the Anchorage Daily News. The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge reported Sunday on Facebook that the people were camping alone along the shoreline of Skilak Lake near the mouth of Hidden Creek, and that after the attack, they managed to kayak to Upper Skilak Lake Campground to seek help. Two campers were asleep in their tent and had no time to react when a bear injured them in a “quick and intense” attack in Alaska’s Kenai National Wildlife Refuge early Saturday morning.
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