Overview

• The 36-year-old left her Kenai residence around 5:45 a.m. and was attacked near her driveway before being dragged roughly 100 yards, officials said.
• A neighbor discovered the victim and she was medevaced to an Anchorage-area hospital with serious injuries, with no detailed condition update released by authorities.
• State troopers, Kenai police, and Fish and Game teams searched on foot and with a drone but did not find the animal, which evidence at the scene suggests was a brown bear.
• Wildlife troopers urged residents to remain vigilant, supervise children and pets, and secure attractants such as trash and pet food while patrols continue.
• Family members identified the victim as Ariean Fabrizio Colton on a GoFundMe page and said she has undergone extensive surgeries and faces a long hospital stay.