SOLDOTNA, ALASKA — A soldier in the army was injured after being struck by a falling bear he shot on a hunting trip, reports KTVA.<br /><br />William McCormick and Zachary Tennyson were on a hunting trip when they saw a black bear above them on a ridge."<br /><br />They decided to shoot the bear, causing it to start tumbling down the slope, toward McCormick and Tennyson.<br /><br />The men tried to get away but only Tennyson escaped unharmed.<br /><br />McCormick was then struck by the 200-pound black bear, along with a bunch of rocks.<br /><br />McCormick was airlifted by a helicopter to the Providence Alaska Medical Center after receiving serious injuries, according to KTUU.
