Alaska man on land survey in woods mauled, injured by bear

<p>ANCHORAGE, Alaska &mdash; An Alaska man conducting a land survey in a wooded area was mauled by a bear but survived the attack and is being treated for his injuries at a hospital, authorities said.</p>
<p>Authorities believe a brown bear mauled the 61-year-old man near the small community of Gulkana but could not find the bear after the attack, Alaska State Troopers said in a statement.</p>
<p>The man was located by officials and taken by troopers and other rescue workers to a road, where he was eventually flown to an Anchorage hospital for treatment.</p>
<p>Authorities did not describe the man’s injuries or condition and did not identify him but said he is from the tiny Alaska community of Chitna.</p>
<p>Gulkana is about 190 miles (306 kilometers) northeast of Anchorage</p>