Updated: 1:42 PM PDT, April 20, 2021
The bear, reported to be an older-age male, was shot and killed on Friday after it charged at a group of game wardens, bear specialists and Forest Service personnel.
A 420-pound grizzly bear mauled a backcountry guide as he was fishing solo nearby his home outside of Yellowstone National Park on Monday. Wildlife officials suspected a nearby moose carcass the grizzly was defending may have been the cause of the attack, officials said.
The bear, reported to be an older-age male, was shot and killed on Friday after it charged at a group of game wardens, bear specialists and Forest Service personnel, who went to revisit the site on Frida, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) said in a statement.
Grizzly Bear Mauls, Kills Backcountry Guide Near Yellowstone
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Grizzly mauling near Yellowstone kills backcountry guide
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A Montana backcountry guide has died after he was mauled by a large grizzly bear near Yellowstone National Park.
Charles Carl Mock, 40, who lived in the park gateway community of West Yellowstone, died Saturday, two days after he was attacked while fishing alone in a forested area along the Madison River.
The male bear, which weighed at least 420 pounds, was later shot and killed when it charged wildlife workers investigating the attack.
Charles Carl Mock, 40, has died after he was mauled by a large grizzly bear near Yellowstone National Park
It is believed the bear was defending the carcass of a nearby moose which was found 50 yards from the site of the attack, said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesperson Morgan Jacobsen.