A woman was attacked by a bear on a military base in Alaska on Sunday, according to The Associated Press.
The victim, who did not want to be identified, is in stable condition at the Alaska Native Medical Center, Maj. Angela Webb said.
The woman and her husband, a soldier, were running together in the northern part of the base but eventually became separated. As she continued running, she came across the bear, who was with two of her cubs.
"They had essentially startled one another," Webb said.
Various accounts of the incident are swirling, suggesting she was either knocked unconscious by the bear or played dead -- which is what you are supposed to do when encountering a bear, Webb added.
The woman suffered cuts to her neck, arms, and legs. A passer-by eventually noticed her and took the woman to the base hospital. Shortly after, she was transported to the Anchorage facility.
"It was very quick, and she didn't remember much," Webb said of the attack and what the woman could remember.
The area where the attack took place has been closed off and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Police are asking anyone who saw the attack to contact them.
In 2010, the base increased bear awareness efforts after four girls, ages 5 to 9, had a bear encounter.
"The children did what they were taught to do," Webb told The Air Force Times. "Luckily, the bear walked away and the children weren't harmed."
In April, a woman in Florida recalled her terrifying experience after finding several bears in her garage and driveway.
Terri Frana, 44, of Lake Mary, was in her garage when one of the five bears attacked her, causing her to receive 30 staples in her scalp and 10 stitches on her forehead.
"I can't close my eyes and not think about it, see it, feel it, but that will go away in time and I'm here,'' Frana said.
