The physique of a hiker who’d been reported as lacking has been discovered by search and rescue crews in Glacier Nationwide Park in Montana, park officers mentioned Thursday.
His stays have been noticed Wednesday about two-and-a-half miles up the Mt. Brown Path, some 50 toes off the path “in a densely wooded space with downed timber,” the officers mentioned.
“His accidents are in keeping with these sustained by a bear encounter,” they mentioned, including that “wildlife and legislation enforcement personnel are at present assessing the world for bear exercise and any ongoing public security issues. The investigation is ongoing.”
That a part of the path has been closed till the investigation is completed.
The Nationwide Park Service is not releasing the sufferer’s title till three days after his next-of-kin are notified.
The service mentioned Tuesday {that a} search was being performed for a Fort Lauderdale, Florida man who was mountain climbing and hadn’t been heard from since Sunday evening.
