Grizzly Bear Kills Bicyclist Near Montana's Glacier National Park
KALISPELL, Mont. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Montana authorities say a grizzly bear attacked and killed a bicyclist riding in the Flathead National Forest just outside Glacier National Park.
Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry told The Associated Press the person was killed Wednesday afternoon about a mile from the West Glacier KOA campground.
He did not identify the person killed or provide details about the circumstances surrounding the death.
Curry says authorities are looking for the bear.
According to the Flathead Beacon, it is believed to be the first fatal grizzly bear attack in northwest Montana since 2001.
Neither the sheriff nor a spokesman for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks immediately returned calls for comment Wednesday evening.
The campground is about three miles from the park entrance at West Glacier.
Bear attacks in the area are rare. Park officials say there have been 10 bear-related human deaths in Glacier since the park was created in 1910.
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