A grizzly bear that attacked a hiker in Grand Teton National Park was likely defending a cub at the time and won't be captured or killed by authorities.
FILE - The morning sun illuminates the Grand Tetons at Grand Teton National Park, north of Jackson Hole, Wyo., Aug 26, 2016. A grizzly bear that attacked a hiker in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park won't be captured or killed by wildlife authorities because it may have been trying to protect a cub, park officials said in a statement Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
The 35-year-old Massachusetts man who was attacked on Signal Mountain spent Sunday night in the hospital after the bear bit him several times while he pretended to be dead.There was no word when Signal Mountain or a road and trail to its 7,700-foot summit would reopen.
The attack happened even though the victim was carrying bear-repellant spray and made noise to alert bears in the forest, the statement said. He had no time to use his bear spray before falling to the ground with fingers laced behind his neck and one finger holding the spray canister.
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