Bear attacks injure four people in and around Yellowstone National Park

 

On Thursday Aug. 15 two hikers on a trail near Canyon Village in Yellowstone Park were attacked by a female Grizzly Bear after the hikers came across the bear’s young cub on the trail. Both victims used their bear spray on the animal then dropped to the ground and played dead. One victim suffered bite and claw wounds and was taken to the hospital for treatment and then released. The other victim was treated at the scene.

On the same day, 70 miles west of Yellowstone, two Bureau of Land Management workers were attacked by Grizzly Bear while working in the field. The bear bit one man on the leg and the other on his hand before that man was able to chase the bear off with a shot of pepper spray. Both men were treated at the hospital in Rexburg, Idaho and then released.

Grizzly attacks have become more frequent in the area over the last twenty years as the bears populations have increased. Grizzlies have killed four people in the area around Yellowstone in the past three years.

To read more about the recent bear attacks across North America visit:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/maulings-by-bears--what-s-behind-the-recent-attacks-/