--- description: A jogger on an Alaskan Air Force base narrowly escaped the mauling with wounds to her arms, legs, neck and torso title: Alaska Woman Walks a Mile After Being Mauled in Bear Attack image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt322bde135c4c49e0/6986902ee53aba26164d2a70/125615645.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [nature](/tag/nature/) ## nature Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Alaska Woman Walks a Mile After Being Mauled in Bear Attack  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 20, 2014 12:45 PM CUT  A brown Bear is pictured at sunrise catching a salmon at Mount Kukak on August 28, 2011 in Katmai National Park, Alaska. A brown Bear is pictured at sunrise catching a salmon at Mount Kukak on August 28, 2011 in Katmai National Park, Alaska.Jon Cornforth—Barcroft Media/Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 20, 2014 12:45 PM CUT A woman in Alaska walked one mile with claw marks across her arms, legs, neck and torso, after she escaped a terrifying encounter with a brown bear on Sunday. CNN [reports](http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/19/us/alaska-bear-attacks-jogger/ "undefined") that the woman—who did not wish to reveal her name—was jogging with her husband along a well-trodden path at an Alaskan Air Force base. The husband ran ahead, and she alone turned a corner, coming face to face with a mother bear and her two cubs. The bear took a defensive stance, according to an Air Force spokeswoman, and then attacked the woman. She escaped and walked one mile toward the base before a passerby spotted her on the path. She was taken to Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage for treatment and is reportedly in stable condition. Air Force spokeswoman Angela Webb said it was the first bear encounter on the base since 2010, adding that attacks are extremely rare. “In this particular case, the runner turned the corner at the wrong time and wrong place,” she said. \[[_CNN_](http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/19/us/alaska-bear-attacks-jogger/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/105905/alaska-bear-attack/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/105905/alaska-bear-attack/"},"headline":"Alaska Woman Walks a Mile After Being Mauled in Bear Attack","datePublished":"2014-05-20T12:45:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:56:18.619Z","description":"A jogger on an Alaskan Air Force base narrowly survived the mauling with wounds to her arms, legs, neck and torso, but still managed to walk most of the way home","url":"https://time.com/105905/alaska-bear-attack/","keywords":["nature","Alaska"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt322bde135c4c49e0/6986902ee53aba26164d2a70/125615645.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt322bde135c4c49e0/6986902ee53aba26164d2a70/125615645.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Brown Bears Fishing In Alaska","caption":"Brown Bears Fishing In Alaska","creditText":"Jon Cornforth—Barcroft Media/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nature/","name":"nature"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/105905/alaska-bear-attack/","name":"Alaska Woman Walks a Mile After Being Mauled in Bear Attack"}}]}] ```