Leah Davis Lokan, 65, of Chico, was dragged out of her tent and mauled by a grizzly bear in the pre-dawn hours of July 6, 2021 in the small town of Ovando, Montana.
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Montana grizzly bear shot & killed after fatal attack Lean Lokan Davis.
Officials to match DNA from mauling site to that of grizzly put down
The animal had entered the camp earlier in the night, prompting the cyclists to remove food from their tents and fall back asleep.
Officials had set a baited trap nearby hoping to lure the animal back to the area before luring it into an enclosed area.
Investigators initially launched a helicopter hunt to find the bear and collected animal
DNA from the scene of Lokan’s attack.
They now plan to compare the grizzly DNA to the dead bear’s genetic makeup to confirm it’s the same animal. Officials expect to get back results within three days.
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HELENA: A tiny western Montana town where a grizzly bear pulled a woman from her tent and killed her this week welcomes visitors year-round to the mountain valley community along the banks of a river made famous by the movie A River Runs Through It. They come to Ovando to fish, hike, camp and float the river in the summer and to snowmobile, cross country ski or snow shoe in the winter. The warmer months also bring bicyclists traversing the scenic Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, which this year runs nearly 2,500 miles (4,023 kilometers) from northern Montana to southern New Mexico.