Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThere has been a second bear attack in a matter of weeks at Glacier National Park (Getty/iStock)A hiker was attacked by a bear on May 21 near Lake Josephine in Glacier National Park, with a witness reporting hearing screams and seeing the victim yell "bear attack." Devin Dufrene, 21, who witnessed the aftermath, used a satellite device to report the incident and later encountered another bear on the trail, prompting his group to climb a cliff for safety. Park rangers were observed heading to the attack site with an empty stretcher, and a section of the North Shore Trail was subsequently closed following the incident. This incident marks the second bear attack in Glacier National Park this month, following the discovery of Anthony Pollio, a Florida man, who was found dead on May 6 with injuries consistent with a “bear encounter” after going missing on May 3. Separately, a video was recently uploaded by hikers showing their encounter with two young grizzly bears in the park, during which they deployed bear spray to deter the animals. In fullBear attacks hiker in Montana national park in second assault in weeks: ‘We heard a scream’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Hiker survives bear attack in US national park weeks after fatal ‘encounter’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThere has been a second bear attack in a matter of weeks at Glacier National Park (Getty/iStock)A hiker was attacked by a bear on May 21 near Lake Josephine in Glacier National Park, with a witness reporting hearing screams and seeing the victim yell "bear attack." Devin Dufrene, 21, who witnessed the aftermath, used a satellite device to report the incident and later encountered another bear on the trail, prompting his group to climb a cliff for safety. Park rangers were observed heading to the attack site with an empty stretcher, and a section of the North Shore Trail was subsequently closed following the incident. This incident marks the second bear attack in Glacier National Park this month, following the discovery of Anthony Pollio, a Florida man, who was found dead on May 6 with injuries consistent with a “bear encounter” after going missing on May 3. Separately, a video was recently uploaded by hikers showing their encounter with two young grizzly bears in the park, during which they deployed bear spray to deter the animals. In fullBear attacks hiker in Montana national park in second assault in weeks: ‘We heard a scream’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
