A hunter in Alaska is fighting for his life after a bear he shot fell down a slope and landed on him.
William McCormick, 28, was struck by the tumbling animal while hunting with a partner near Carter Lake on Saturday afternoon.
Alaska State Police said he was also hit by a rock that had been dislodged by the bear as it fell from an overhead ridge.
Mr McCormick, an army soldier, was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Anchorage where he remained in a critical condition.
His hunting partner and fellow soldier Zachary Tennyson, 19, was not injured and alerted authorities by sending a distress signal.
The pair are both stationed at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, according to an army spokesman.
Alaska is home to several species of bear and is a popular destination for hunters.
It is not known which species of bear was involved in the incident, or if it survived, local media reported.
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