Friday 13 May 2022 09:20 AM Pictured: 'Inspirational' US Army soldier, 30, mauled to death by female bear ... trends now

Friday 13 May 2022 09:20 AM Pictured: 'Inspirational' US Army soldier, 30, mauled to death by female bear ... trends now
Friday 13 May 2022 09:20 AM Pictured: 'Inspirational' US Army soldier, 30, mauled to death by female bear ... trends now

Friday 13 May 2022 09:20 AM Pictured: 'Inspirational' US Army soldier, 30, mauled to death by female bear ... trends now

Pictured: ‘Inspirational’ US Army paratrooper, 30, mauled to death in 'defensive attack by a female brown bear protecting her cubs' in Alaska Staff Sergeant Seth Michael Plant was mauled as he saw a 'flash of brown mass' Plant and two other soldiers came across brown bear den protected by mother She began to crawl outside after their arrival, apparently defending her cubs The sow then pounced at Plant, mauling him to death, before injuring another Wildlife Troopers Captain: 'They were attacked and didn’t even see it coming' CO: '[Plant] always had a smile on his face, he always went above and beyond' The bear has not been found and the area has been shut down to tourists

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The US Army soldier mauled to death by a brown bear during a training exercise in Alaska was remembered as 'an inspiration to all who had the privilege to know him'.

Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant, 30, was killed by a brown mother bear protecting her cubs outside Air Force base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage.

Commander Lt. Col. David J. Nelson said: '[Plant] always had a smile on his face, he always went above and beyond what was asked of him, and he served as an inspiration to all who had the privilege to know him.'

Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant was attacked by a bear while training in Anchorage, Alaska

Plant poses with an adorable little dog in a social media picture

Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant (left and right) was attacked by a bear while training in Alaska

Plant is pictured in his Army uniform holding a rifle in the Alaska wilderness close to the base

Plant is pictured in his Army uniform holding a rifle in the Alaska wilderness close to the base

Plant was from Saint Augustine, Florida and had been at

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