Hunter mauled by bear in Alaska A HUNTER mauled by a brown bear in northern Alaska has been rescued by a helicopter crew using night vision goggles to locate him. The Alaska Air National Guard crew picked him up more than 36 hours after he was mauled by the bear in the remote Brooks Range. The man was part of a guided hunting party about 50km north of the tiny village of Anaktuvuk Pass. Initial rescue efforts by local search teams and Alaska State Troopers were turned back because of dense fog. The Air Force Rescue Coordination Centre learned of the man's plight on Thursday. A medical professional who happened to be in a nearby hunting party reached him and stemmed his blood loss. The Alaska Air National Guard launched a search-and-rescue plane and helicopter from an Air Force base near Fairbanks after midnight on Friday. The plane's crew launched flares to guide the helicopter through a pass and the helicopter reached the victim in the very early hours of Friday, using night vision goggles to find the man. He was taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.