( CNN ) -- A woman jogging at an Air Force base in Alaska on Sunday survived an attack by a brown bear sow defending its two cubs , the military said . The victim , who is the wife of a man stationed at the base and declined to be identified , walked a mile after she was mauled before a good Samaritan spotted her and took her to a hospital at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson . The woman was listed in stable condition on Monday at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage . According to CNN affiliate KTUU , the bear clawed the woman 's arms , legs , neck and torso before leaving the site . The station reported the woman had the presence of mind to walk toward a populated part of the base even though it was uphill . Maj. Angela Webb , a spokeswoman for the Air Force , said the area is popular with runners and bicyclists , who are warned to bring bear spray . `` In this particular case , the runner turned the corner at the wrong time and wrong place , '' Webb said . The bear took a defensive pose , Webb said , before it went after the jogger . The woman had been jogging with her husband , but he had run ahead of her . It was the first bear encounter since 2010 , when a bear went after four girls , three of whom played dead . The fourth ran to get help as the bear wandered away , Webb said . The Air Force Times reported that bears , moose and wolves are not rare at the base , which spreads across more than 74,000 acres . It is adjacent to Anchorage . Bear attacks , kills oil sands worker in Canada . Bear drags Florida woman from garage .
Jogger runs up on female bear with cubs . Bear claws woman 's arms , legs , neck and torso , CNN affiliate reports . Despite injuries , woman walks a mile uphill to get help .