After a polar bear killed a 24-year-old woman and her year-old son in the Bering Strait village of Wales, community members are continuing to grieve as questions linger over what may have contributed to the fatal mauling.
A walkway leading into the school in Wales, Alaska, where a 24-year-old woman and her 1-year-old son were killed in an encounter with a polar bear on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, is seen in this photo taken on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, by Chrissy Friberg, a traveling optician who was providing services in the village.
In a joint statement, the Alaska Nannut Co-management Council, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said they do not know what may have caused or contributed to the fatal attack, but are working together to gather more information about the incident. Troopers weren’t aware of any other injuries stemming from the mauling, McDaniel said.
“We care for these two young people — this young lady and her baby was part of us,” Oxereok said. “The whole community is mourning.”After the mauling, school was dismissed, and parents picked up their children from the rear entrance away from the scene. School was canceled Wednesday and is open with limited capacity for the rest of the week, with meals and counseling offered to students.
Originally from St. Michael, Myomick had spent several years in Wales and dated Oxereok’s nephew, Oxereok said. She was “always smiling” and “had a good heart,” he said. The physical condition of the bear involved in the attack wasn’t immediately clear. Rick Green, a special assistant to the commissioner of Fish and Game, said that the state agency is in the process of transporting and analyzing biological samples taken from the bear on Wednesday and should have that information next week. Emma Roach, a spokesperson for the U.S.
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