Alaska ? A 21-year-old woman working at an Alaskan lodge for the summer was attacked by a grizzly bear about 25 yards outside a building.

Abby Sisk, of Odgen, Utah, was returning from a hike late Wednesday when the bear came out of the bushes near the gravel path where she was walking at the Kenai Princess Lodge in Cooper Landing.

A lodge guest heard screaming and looked outside, then ran to help Sisk and managed to scare the bear away, Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said.

“It had her head in its jaws and it dragged her a few feet,” Ipsen said. She said Sisk had major cuts to her face and head.

A spokeswoman at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage said Sisk was listed in critical condition.

No one saw any bear cubs nearby and staff members have no idea why the bear attacked.

“We’re surprised this happened because this was so close to the lodge,” Ipsen said.