A 72-year-old man had to be airlifted to the hospital this week after he was mauled by a 70-pound bear in Arkansas , state Game and Fish Commission spokesperson Keith Stephens confirmed to Fox News Digital. He added to the Arkansas Times: "It was a pretty severe attack. He is now in stable condition but remains in the hospital, Stephens told Fox News Digital. HIKER'S FRIEND WATCHES IN HORROR AS BROWN BEAR DRAGS MAN INTO BUSHES ON MOUNTAIN: REPORTIt was the first known bear attack in Arkansas in at least decades, Stephens told USA Today. (Getty)"If we have an animal that attacked a human being, you’ve got to put it down," he said, according to the Arkansas Times.