Missing hiker found dead after suspected bear attack in Montana’s Glacier park - BERITAJA

The assemblage of a hiker reported missing successful Montana’s Glacier National Park was discovered Wednesday and authorities judge the decease whitethorn beryllium the park’s first fatal carnivore attack since 1998.

The National Park Service said Thursday that the hiker’s injuries “are accordant pinch those sustained by a carnivore encounter.”

“The unfortunate was located about 2.5 miles up the Mt. Brown Trail about 50 feet disconnected the way successful a densely wooded area pinch downed timber,” the National Park Service said successful a property release.

“The National Park Service is withholding the personality of the unfortunate until 72 hours aft next-of-kin notification,” it added.

Wildlife and rule enforcement unit are presently assessing the area for carnivore activity and immoderate ongoing nationalist information concerns, the National Park Service said.

The investigation into the decease of the missing hiker remains ongoing and the conception of the proceedings wherever the incident occurred has been temporarily closed.

“Park unit are moving to find adjacent steps based connected section assessments and wildlife behaviour monitoring and visitors are reminded to enactment disconnected closed trails, according to the property release.

The past quality fatality caused by a carnivore occurred successful 1998 successful the Two Medicine Valley, while the past clip a carnivore injured a quality was in August 2025, according to the National Park Service.

The August 2025 incident occurred erstwhile a 34-year-old female was astatine Lake Janet successful Glacier National Park. She was injured erstwhile a brown-coloured carnivore pinch 2 cubs charged retired of the brushwood toward her, according to authorities.

“The female dove disconnected the trail, while covering her head. The carnivore swiped astatine her, injuring her enarthrosis and arm. As this was happening, her hiking partner deployed carnivore spray, causing the carnivore to instantly tally away,” the news merchandise said.

The full incident lasted little than 30 seconds. The 2 hikers past continued toward the Lake Janet Wilderness Campground, wherever they recovered different hikers who helped nonstop an SOS to parkland dispatch.

Earlier this week, two hikers were injured successful a carnivore attack connected a way successful Yellowstone National Park.

On Monday afternoon, 2 group successful the Mystic Falls area of the parkland were attacked by “one aliases more” bears adjacent the Old Faithful geyser, according to a statement connected the park’s website.

National Park Service emergency services responded to the incident, which remains nether investigation, it said.

This is the first incident of a carnivore injuring a personification successful Yellowstone successful 2026, according to the park.

— With files from BERITAJA’ Rachel Goodman