A hunter in the US is fighting for his life after a bear he shot landed on top of him.

William McCormick, 28, was hit by the animal as it tumbled down a slope while he was hunting above Carter Lake in Alaska on Saturday.

He was also struck by a rock that had been dislodged, police said.

The soldier was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Alaska's largest city, Anchorage.

Mr McCormick's hunting partner, fellow soldier Zachary Tennyson, 19, was not injured in the incident.


The pair are stationed at Alaska's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

It is not known what kind of bear was shot, how far it fell or whether it survived.