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Alaskan bear mauls mountaineering 101 Professor during class
[Daily Caller] An outdoor studies professor at the University of Alaska Southeast was mauled by a bear on Monday while he was leading 11 students on an expedition as part of a Mountaineering 101 class.The professor, Forest Wagner, is currently listed in stable condition at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, reports local NBC affiliate KTUU. Wagner, 35, was teaching his students the basics of field mountaineering on Mount Emmerich near the town of Haines, not far from Glacier Bay National Park, when the bear attacked him. Police say they believe the bear was protecting its cubs. Posted by: Besoeker 2016-04-21 |
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