"First of all, our sympathies go out to Samantha's family," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Feldis ... Volunteers fanned out across the city and other parts of Alaska with fliers emblazoned with "KIDNAPPED" across the top.

It was around 6 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, on a raw spring day in the high reaches of the Eagle River Valley. Meyer, a 57-year-old attorney ... the Anchorage area -- is a classic example of a defensive attack by a brown bear, said Alaska ...