The Custer Gallatin National Forest closed the Buttermilk area west of West Yellowstone during the weekend after a woman hiking alone there was killed by what wildlife officials believe was an adult grizzly bear.
A portion of the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana is closed after a woman was found dead following an apparent bear encounter, wildlife officials said.
In the days after a Kansas woman was killed by a grizzly while hiking near West Yellowstone, Cowboy State Daily asked other park visitors if they're concerned there's a killer grizzly on the loose. Nearly all said no.
A grizzly bear killed a woman over the weekend outside West Yellowstone, Mont., forcing the closure of a national forest while trackers searched for the animal.