The Latest: Oklahoma man fatally mauled by bear
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on a fatal bear mauling in Alaska (all times local):2:10 p.m.
Authorities say an Oklahoma man was fatally mauled by a bear and two cubs near a southeast Alaska mine.
Alaska State Troopers identified the victim as 18-year-old Anthony David Montoya of Hollis, Oklahoma.
Troopers say all three bears were killed. Montoya's body is being sent to the state medical examiner's office for an autopsy.
Montoya was a contract employee for Hecla Greens Creek Mine. The mine reported that the incident Monday occurred at a remote drill site accessible only by helicopter.
The incident occurred near the silver mine on Admiralty Island about 18 miles (29 kilometers) southwest of Juneau.