A Boeing 737 ran over and killed a brown bear while landing in Alaska after the animal strayed onto the runway. An Alaska Airlines jetliner struck the animal while landing early on Saturday evening at Yakutat Airport in southeast Alaska. The Boeing 737-700 killed the female brown bear, but a cub thought to be about 2 years old was uninjured. Airport crew members had cleared the runway about 10 minutes before the flight was expected to land, Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Sam Dapcevich said. 'The nose gear missed the bears, but the captain felt an impact on the left side after the bears passed under the plane,' Alaska Airlines said in a statement.

Source: Daily Mail November 16, 2020 08:45 UTC