Alaskan officials shot and killed two wolves that are believed to have attacked and killed a Slippery Rock native in a remote corner of the state last week.

Candice Berner, a 32-year schoolteacher who had recently moved to the small town of Perryville in the Alaskan peninsula, was last seen jogging on the evening of March 9 near Chignik Lake. Her badly mauled body was found off a rough path through the woods, and an autopsy concluded that it was a most likely a wolf that attacked her. A pair of wolf tracks were found near her body and locals reported seeing two wolves that evening, suggesting to officials that the pair was involved in the attack, a media release from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said.

Last Friday, officials with the department began their search for wolves in the area and found two together about five miles west of Chignik Lake.

The wolves will be tested for rabies and will go undergo a necropsy and genetic sampling to determine if they can be linked to Ms. Berner's death. Ms. Berner's death is the first reported fatality by wolf attack in the state's history.

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