Two hikers hospitalized after brown bear attack in Alaska

Two unnamed hikers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after they 'had to fight off' a brown bear about a quarter-mile up the Exit Glacier Trail in Kenai Fjords National Park near Seward, Alaska, officials said. The state Department of Public Safety reported the incident Wednesday; the Exit Glacier Trail was closed and scheduled for assessment by biologists, state troopers and wildlife troopers the following morning, and the National Park Service reiterated guidance on avoiding and responding to bear encounters.