US Army Identifies Paratrooper Who Died in Alaska Bear Attack

Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant, an infantryman from the 3rd Battalion Regiment who died of injuries sustained in a bear attack in Anchorage, Alaska, on May 10, 2022. Courtesy of U.S. Army Alaska

A soldier who died this week due to injuries sustained in a bear attack while working at a military training area in Alaska has been identified as Florida native Seth Michael Plant, the U.S. Army confirmed on Thursday.

Staff Sgt. Plant, a 30-year-old infantryman from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage after the May 10 mauling, Army Alaska said in a press release.