Bear rips into cyclist

A BEAR has charged at a cyclist in the Alaskan woods, pulled him off his bike and mauled him, bringing the number of attacks in the US state to four in less than a week, including two fatalities.

James Fredrick is in hospital in a serious condition after Saturday’s attack while he was out riding on a military reserve in Anchorage.

Alaska State Troopers said the man involved in a separate attack in Hope suffered minor injuries and took himself to hospital.

Two other people were killed last week in separate black bear attacks.