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A woman was found dead after an apparent grizzly bear encounter Saturday near Montana’s Yellowstone National Park.
Officials said the victim’s body was discovered on a trail near West Yellowstone, which is a community in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
In a social media post Sunday, the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks identified the trail as Buttermilk Trail and “Investigators confirmed grizzly bear tracks at the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.”
The post also noted the Custer Gallatin National Forest closed down the area for people as an emergency safety measure and urged visitors to avoid it for the time being.
The agency told people enjoying the outdoors to follow safety steps that include carrying bear spray, travel in groups during daylight hours, avoid carcass sites, look for signs of bears, and make noise to alert bears to the presence of humans.
