A female hiker mauled by a bear while on a trail in Anchorage, Alaska was rushed to the hospital by air this week, authorities said.

A hiker was rescued after reportedly getting attacked by a brown bear along a trail in Alaska, according to the Anchorage Fire Department.

The woman was hiking the Basher Trail in Alaska's Chugach Mountains when the bear attacked and mauled her, the Anchorage Fire Department said.