Mock’s family, who live in Utah, recently mourned the loss of their brother and son in an interview with KSL-TV, describing him as an experienced outdoorsman who had deep respect for wildlife.įatal bear attacks are rare. An older male grizzly bear was shot and killed when it charged a group investigating the attack. In April, 40-year-old backcountry guide Charles Mock died from injuries after he was mauled by a grizzly bear near a campground outside West Yellowstone.One of the bears attacked and left the man with significant injuries to his legs, but he was able to hike to safety on his own. Also in May, a bear attacked and injured a 39-year-old man in Yellowstone National Park, where he was hiking alone on a trail near Mammoth Hot Springs when he encountered two grizzly bears, the Associated Press reported.Using tracking dogs, officials found a 10-year-old sow and two yearlings nearby and killed the bears “out of an abundance of caution.” The woman’s boyfriend found her body near the town of Durango. While apparently walking her two dogs, a Colorado woman was killed in May in a rare black bear attack, marking just the fourth fatal mauling in the state of Colorado since record-keeping began in 1960.

Officials were still hunting for the bear as of Wednesday. While Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said the attack involved a grizzly bear, a type of bear that is common in the area, the area’s local sheriff said that was not yet confirmed, according to KVGO News. A bear killed a woman who was camping in western Montana on Tuesday.

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