Fatal bear attack claims life of Alaskan deer hunter

SITKA, Alaska – A Alaskan deer hunter was found dead after being mauled by a bearauthorities said.

Tad Fujioka, a 50-year-old Sitka resident, had not returned from a deer hunt on Tuesday evening, That’s what the Alaska State Troopers saidafter being notified that he was missing.

HIKER SURVIVES BEAR ATTACK IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, RUNS A MILE FOR HELP

FILE- A brown bear is seen in Alaska.

(Kevyn Jalone / NPS)

The next day, state wildlife troopers, the U.S. Coast Guard and Sitka Search and Rescue launched a joint search. Teams were deployed to the remote forested area where Fujioka was last seen.

His body was recovered by search and rescue teams Wednesday morning and his family has been notified, troopers said.

Although Alaska is home to several bear species, only brown bears inhabit the Sitka region.