The remains of a hiker reported missing in Montana\u2019s Glacier National Park was found Wednesday, and a bear attack is suspected, the park said Thursday.<\/p>\n
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Search-and-rescue crews found the hiker\u2019s body around noon, the park said in a statement<\/a>. His identity was not released.<\/p>\n The park said that \u201chis injuries are consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWildlife and law enforcement personnel are currently assessing the area for bear activity and any ongoing public safety concerns. The investigation is ongoing,\u201d the park said.<\/p>\n The body was found 2\u00bd miles up the Mount Brown Trail, \u201cin a densely wooded area with downed timber\u201d about 50 feet off the trail, the park said.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the first deadly bear attack in Glacier National Park since 1998 and the first attack by a bear in the park since August, it said.<\/p>\n Around 1,000 bears live in Glacier National Park, including black bears and grizzlies, according to the park. An estimated 300 grizzly bears were living in the park in 2023<\/a>, it said.<\/p>\n Glacier National Park did not name the victim and said it was waiting for 72 hours after his family is notified.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, it said search efforts were underway for a hiker who had been missing since Sunday. <\/p>\n That hiker \u201chad communicated plans to hike toward the Mt. Brown Fire Lookout,\u201d it said. The last known message was around 8:20 p.m. Sunday, and the park was notified he was missing on Monday, it said.<\/p>\n The discovery of the remains at Glacier National Park comes days after two hikers were seriously injured in a bear attack<\/a> in Yellowstone National Park, which is mostly in Wyoming. <\/p>\n Those hikers, ages 15 and 28, were injured Monday and airlifted by helicopter.<\/p>\n