{"id":263519,"date":"2026-05-08T15:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263519\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:01:09","slug":"fort-lauderdale-man-killed-in-apparent-bear-attack-in-montanas-glacier-national-park-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263519\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lauderdale man killed in apparent bear attack in Montana\u2019s Glacier National Park: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0May 8, 2026 at 10:38 AM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/O3KZFIWK2RFOHJCYJDIYSQF2OA.jpg\"  width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/>Photo of Glacier National Park in Montana. (Pexels) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">WEST GLACIER, Mont. \u2014 A South Florida man was killed in a suspected bear attack while hiking in Glacier National Park in Montana, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpax.com\/news\/western-montana-news\/missing-hiker-found-dead-in-glacier-national-park-bear-attack-suspected\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.kpax.com\/news\/western-montana-news\/missing-hiker-found-dead-in-glacier-national-park-bear-attack-suspected\">news outlets<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/05\/08\/hiker-killed-in-apparent-bear-attack-in-glacier-park\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/05\/08\/hiker-killed-in-apparent-bear-attack-in-glacier-park\/\">the Treasure State<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/08\/hombre-de-fort-lauderdale-muere-en-aparente-ataque-de-oso-en-el-parque-nacional-glacier-en-montana-reportan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/08\/hombre-de-fort-lauderdale-muere-en-aparente-ataque-de-oso-en-el-parque-nacional-glacier-en-montana-reportan\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The outlets report that Anthony Pollio, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/glac\/learn\/news\/search-underway-in-glacier-national-park-for-missing-hiker.htm\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/glac\/learn\/news\/search-underway-in-glacier-national-park-for-missing-hiker.htm\">reported missing<\/a> on Monday after he didn\u2019t return from a hike. He had last been heard from on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">His body was found on Wednesday with injuries \u201cconsistent with those sustained by a bear encounter,\u201d park officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Reports state his body was found about about 50 feet off the park\u2019s Mt. Brown Trail, in a heavily wooded area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Montana Free Press and Missoula-based television station KPAX report that the last fatal bear attack in the park happened nearly 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Chris Gothner\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/3be3b5ed-fb4b-43ce-8b.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Chris Gothner <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0May 8, 2026 at 10:38 AM lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandPhoto of Glacier National Park in Montana. 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