The resident had been clearing a trail about a mile behind his property.
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Bears maul Anchorage hiker near Bird Ridge
A bear mauling in the Bird Creek area has sent one woman to an Anchorage hospital with serious injuries.
UPDATED: Man dead after bear mauling near Sitka
Authorities are searching southern Chichagof Island, near Sitka, for the brown bear or bears believed to be responsible in the fatal mauling of a Sitka man over the weekend.