Bears kill site worker

A FEMALE bear and her two cubs have mauled and killed a young man working at a remote mine site on a southeast Alaska island with one of the highest bear densities in the state, authorities say.

Anthony David Montoya, 18, a contract worker from Hollis, Oklahoma, died at a remote drill site accessible only by helicopter, according to Hecla Greens Creek Mine and authorities.

Mine officials said workers received training on how to deal with bears because of the large number in the area.