The animal bit the man’s lower right leg, just below the knee.
A man was riding his bicycle along a riverbed in Alaska on Tuesday, when police said he was mauled by a brown bear. As he was riding his bike in Cantwell, Alaska, the man, who police didn’t identify, said he saw the bear running towards him from 10-15 yards away. He got off of his bicycle and started yelling at the bear. « Just prior to the bear making contact, the victim fell to the ground and onto his back, covered his head and believes he kicked at the bear, » according to a description of the incident written by the Alaska Department of Public Safety. The bear bit the man’s lower right leg just below his knee. After making contact, the animal « immediately retreated into the vegetation the same way it approached, » Alaska Wildlife Troopers wrote.
