A contest held by the Katmai National Park to determine the fattest bear in southern Alaska, during Fat Bear Week was rocked by a scandal when over the weekend organisers saw voting irregularities during the online ballot.

US: Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest emerges from voting scandal, announces the winner

Ursine elder Otis - a brown bear estimated to be 24 to 26 years old - is now a four-time champion of chunk after being crowned on Tuesday as the winner of Katmai National Park's annual Fat Bear Week.

Bear crowned chunk champion in Alaska's Fat Bear Week

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US: Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest emerges from voting scandal, announces the winner

Bear crowned chunk champion in Alaska's Fat Bear Week