Two Army Soldiers Injured by Brown Bear During Arctic Training at JBER
TL;DR
Two soldiers from the Army's 11th Airborne Division were injured when a brown bear attacked them during a land-navigation training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Arctic Valley in Alaska. They were receiving medical care as officials investigate the incident; the bear's location was not known as of Friday, and the attack area was closed to recreation. Wildlife officials urged caution in bear country and noted bear spray can be life-saving in such encounters.
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