Alaska Mother of 3 Survives Brutal Bear Attack After Being Dragged 100 Yards, Mauled

A 36-year-old mother of three remains hospitalized after being mauled and dragged more than 100 yards by a brown bear outside her home in Kenai, Alaska, as reported by the New York Post.

Authorities identified the victim as Ariean Fabrizio Colton, who had stepped outside around 5 a.m. Tuesday for a morning jog when she was ambushed.

Alaska jogger dragged 100 yards by bear in terrifying predawn attack near driveway
Authories are searching for the bear, believed to be a brown bear, but haven’t found it yet
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According to Alaska Wildlife Trooper David Looring, the bear charged from a nearby property and attacked Colton roughly 150 feet from her residence. The animal dragged her down the road before a neighbor discovered her in his yard.

“He heard the barking, wolfing sound of a bear, he’d been around bears before and he thought a bear might have got a dog and was doing something in the neighborhood,” Looring told local outlet KTUU.

“He didn’t really think much of it and then he heard it some more. [In] daylight, he walked out there and located a female in the woods on his property.”

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Wildlife officials reported that Colton, a married nurse who had recently moved to southern Alaska, was conscious but bleeding heavily from her face and scalp when she was found. Emergency responders transported her nearly three hours away to a hospital in Anchorage.

Her family said in a GoFundMe statement that Colton underwent surgery and faces an extended recovery. “She is stable, but has suffered severe injuries that will require extensive surgeries and a long hospital stay,” relatives wrote on Tuesday.

“Alaska mom Ariean Fabrizio Colton attacked, dragged 100 yards by brown bear after stepping out of home for morning jog”

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An update Saturday added, “Ariean has had her initial surgery and the doctors are positive and hopeful. It is still a long road to recovery.”

The fundraising campaign has drawn significant support, raising more than $63,700 as of the weekend.

Officials believe the attacker was a brown bear, based on tracks at the scene, though the animal has not been located. Wildlife experts have urged residents to remain alert, noting that bears are currently feeding heavily on salmon and berries to prepare for winter.

“If you do get out in the woods, make sure you can hear your surroundings and what is going on,” Looring advised. “And that can be as simple as putting in one AirPod and not two.”

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has not confirmed further details on the search for the animal but continues to monitor the area for bear activity. Colton remains in stable condition as her recovery progresses.

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