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2 JBER soldiers injured in bear attack during Arctic Valley exercise
A bear attacked and injured two soldiers who were participating in a training exercise in a remote location at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Thursday, military and state wildlife officials said Friday.
The U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division soldiers were hurt in the encounter with a brown bear while participating a âland navigation training eventâ at the baseâs Arctic Valley training area, Lt. Col. Jo Nederhoed, a public affairs officer for the division, said in an email.
The soldiers were âreceiving appropriate medical careâ as of late Friday morning, Nederhoed said. The military was withholding details about their condition pending notification of their next of kin, she said.
2 soldiers attacked by bear during training at Army base in Alaska
Two soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, were injured in a brown bear attack on Friday during a training session.
"The incident involved two soldiers participating in a land navigation training exercise," a news statement from the 11th Airborne Division, of which both soldiers are a part, said. "Both individuals sustained injuries and are currently receiving appropriate medical care. For privacy reasons, we are not releasing names or specific details about their conditions until next of kin has been notified."
Further details on the extent of the soldiers' injuries were not made available as the investigation is ongoing, officials said.
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Two soldiers wounded in a bear attack in Alaska
Two soldiers are recovering after a bear attacked and injured them during training in Alaska.
The two soldiers, assigned to the Army’s 11th Airborne Division, were carrying out land navigation training on Thursday, April 16, when they encountered a bear on the grounds of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The two were attacked and used bear spray to fight off and eventually repel the bear.
Both the Army and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are investigating the attack. The 11th Airborne Division confirmed to Task & Purpose that both soldiers sustained injuries, but declined to give further details about their conditions or the extent of their wounds. It also did not share other specifics about the incident, citing privacy matters. The Anchorage Daily News first reported on the incident.
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