Bear sighting forces temporary park closure in Sitka

The Sitka Police Department typically receives a handful of calls each night from residents reporting bears wandering the streets or dipping into trash cans.
This week there have been a number of sightings in daytime, even one on National Park property.
Ryan Carpenter, who the acting Chief of Interpretation at Sitka National Historical Park, said a bear was in the park early Monday.
“We had a visitor that sighted a bear along Saw Mill Creek, and that was probably about 7:30-7:45