A hunter in Alaska is found dead after being mauled by a bear

The 50-year-old had been reported overdue from a deer hunting trip. At least 30,000 brown bears are estimated to be in Alaska and mainly live along the southern coast.

A hunter in Alaska is found dead after being mauled by a bear
Toby, an orphaned four-year-old Alaskan coastal brown bear, stands and looks out over the compound at the Fortress of the Bear Center  in Sitka, Alaska, on Aug. 1, 2013.

The 50-year-old had been reported overdue from a deer hunting trip. At least 30,000 brown bears are estimated to be in Alaska and mainly live along the southern coast.

(Image credit: Charles Rex Arbogast)