A U.S. Army soldier died Tuesday after being attacked by a bear.
The soldier was based out of Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and was training near the Anchorage Regional Landfill when the bear attacked, according to Army officials.
The soldier’s name has not been publicly released and is pending identification of next-of-kin.
Alaska Wildlife troopers were still searching for the bear involved in the attack as of Tuesday.
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A spokesperson for the base did not immediately return a request for updates from the Daily News Wednesday.
Officials did not identify the bear, but both black bears and grizzly bears are found around Anchorage, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
