Lt. Col. David J. Nelson, 3rd Battalion, commander of the 509th Infantry Parachute Regiment, said Plant “always had a smile on his face, he always went beyond what was asked of him, and he served as an inspiration to all who have had the privilege of knowing him. “
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said a lair with two brown bears was found nearby. After the attack, he added, a bear approached the area and officers sprayed it with a bear deterrent before it finally left.
The hair collected during the initial investigation into the attack is in line with a brown bear, the department said.
“Female bear protects its young”
Cindy Wardlow, the department’s regional supervisor, explained that the information gathered so far suggested that it was a “defensive attack by a female bear protecting her young.”
“We are trying to learn everything we can about what happened to increase public safety around Alaska’s wildlife,” she said in a statement.
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