Alaska medical examiner says Slippery Rock woman killed by animals

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — An autopsy Thursday concluded that Candice D. Berner of Perryville, Alaska, formerly of Slippery Rock, died Monday of injuries suffered in an animal attack.

The investigation has determined that her death was not criminal in nature, and ruled it accidental with the specific cause being “multiple injuries due to animal mauling,” according to the state medical examiner.

After conferring with state biologists and the community of Chignik Lake, where the attack occurred, Alaska State Troopers concluded the animals most likely responsible for the attack are wolves.

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