Missing hiker's body found in Glacier National Park, bear attack suspected

Glacier National Park's First Fatal Bear Attack Since 1998 Underscores Anomaly of Lethal Encounters

The slate-gray sky over Glacier National Park hinted at rain on Friday afternoon, but it did not deter a steady stream of hikers and bikers from exploring the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Neither did the nearby orange-and-red safety signs warning of bear danger at one of the park’s most popular west-side trailheads, nor the yellow rope barrier restricting access to the site of a recent fatal bear attack. Across the road from the cordoned-off trailhead…

Missing hiker's body found in Glacier National Park, bear attack suspected

MISSOULA — The body of a man who went missing in Glacier National Park over the weekend was found Wednesday by search crews, according to officials who said his remains were "consistent with a bear encounter."