One injured in Haines bear mauling

A Fairbanks man and University of Alaska assistant professor was airlifted to an Anchorage hospital from Haines on Monday afternoon after being mauled by a bear nine miles west of town.
Alaska State Troopers said 35-year-old Forest Wagner was with a group of about a dozen students from the University of Alaska Southeast on Mount Emmerich taking part in a mountaineering course.
Troopers got the call just before noon on Monday from the local police department.
Wagner’s condition was unknown