Two hikers were hospitalized after fighting off a brown bear on an Alaskan trail, officials said Wednesday. The two people, who were not named by authorities, were about a quarter-mile up the Exit Glacier Trail in the Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward, Alaska, the state Department of Public Safety said in a news release. The trail allows access to …
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2 hikers injured in bear attack on popular trail near Seward
Two people were hurt Wednesday after they encountered a brown bear on a trail in the Exit Glacier area near Seward, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers in an online statement said a hospital notified them just after 9 p.m. that two people in the emergency room had been attacked by a brown bear. The attack occurred about a quarter-mile up …
Read More »Man accused of killing married hikers in Devil’s Den State Park pleads not guilty to murder charges
The teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last month pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Thursday. Andrew James McGann, 28, entered the plea during a brief hearing before a state judge at Washington County’s jail Thursday morning. Circuit Judge Joanna Taylor scheduled McGann’s next hearing for Nov. 14. …
Read More »Teacher pleads not guilty to charges of killing hikers at Devil’s Den in Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last month pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges. Andrew James McGann entered the plea during a brief hearing before a state judge at Washington County’s jail Thursday morning. Circuit Judge Joanna Taylor scheduled McGann’s next hearing for …
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