Alaska officials warn about bears at Copper River campground

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Fish and Game officials are reminding Copper River dipnetters to be aware that there are brown bears in the area around the O’Brien Creek Campground.
Officials say a female bear and two yearling cubs have been seen around the campground recently.
The warning issued Friday follows two fatal maulings by black bears elsewhere in the state this week.
On Monday, Erin Johnson of Anchorage died and 38-year-old Ellen Trainor of Fairbanks sustained minor injuri