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Alaska Airlines jet kills brown bear at Yakutat’s airport

Alaska Airlines jet kills brown bear at Yakutat’s airport

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Nov 16, 2020 | ,

The Boeing 737 was slowing down when the flight crew noticed a sow and a cub crossing the runway, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines. After the bears passed underneath the aircraft, the captain felt an impact to the left side of the plane and noticed the dead sow 20 feet off the center of the runway. Read More
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