By Associated Press: A lady was discovered useless in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a path west of Yellowstone National Park.
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks stated in an announcement on Sunday that the girl was discovered deceased on a path close to West Yellowstone, a Montana city nestled within the Custer Gallatin National Forest simply west of Yellowstone National Park.
They stated the girl was discovered deceased “following an apparent bear encounter” primarily based on what investigators decided have been grizzly bear tracks on the scene. The division stated the investigation into the grizzly assault was ongoing.
Rangers issued an emergency closure of the world the place the girl was discovered, which is widespread with hikers.
Though the division’s assertion stated the demise appeared to have adopted the girl’s interplay with the bear, it didn’t affirm her reason for demise.
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The assault comes amid an increase in Montana’s grizzly bear inhabitants and a rise in sightings.
The division put out a information launch final week warning guests that workers had confirmed grizzly bear sightings all through the state, “particularly in areas between the Northern Continental Divide and the Great Yellowstone ecosystems.”
They implored these tenting and visiting parks to hold bear spray, retailer their meals whereas outdoors and have a tendency to their rubbish.
