30 June 2016

News reports of a man killed by a bear near Glacier National Park

A note to readers outside of Montana. Yesterday, as you may have heard, a man riding a mountain bicycle was killed by a bear on a trail near Glacier National Park, in the vicinity of West Glacier. It will be a while before we know for sure what happened.  Update at 13:49:55 MDT:   the Beacon now reports that although the bear was identified as a grizzly, authorities collected biological material for a DNA analysis to confirm the species.

If you’re following the story, I recommend starting with the Flathead Beacon newspaper. Other local and regional coverage will be available at the Daily InterLake in Kalispell, and the Missoulian, in Missoula.