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Investigation into fatal Ovando grizzly bear attack continues
An early Tuesday morning grizzly bear attack left one person dead and shut down the town of Ovando as authorities search for the bear.
and last updated 2021-07-06 19:23:01-04
OVANDO â An early Tuesday morning grizzly bear attack left one person dead and shut down the town of Ovando as authorities search for the bear.
The road leading into the town of Ovando had been blocked since early Tuesday morning while a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Response Team investigates a grizzly bear encounter that led to the death of a camper shortly before daybreak.
A person camping near Ovando was killed by a bear early Tuesday morning, according to the Powell County Sheriff’s Office, along with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
FWP Education and Program Manager Greg Lemon provided details to KGVO News not long after the attack on Tuesday morning.
“Tuesday morning, there was a fatal grizzly bear attack in Ovando,” said Lemon. “Our staff responded to the area right away for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. We have what is called ‘Wildlife-Human Attack Response Teams. Those are folks who are wildlife specialists, conflict specialists and game wardens, so that team has assembled in Ovando this morning and is looking for the grizzly bear.”
Powell County Sheriff Provides Fatal Bear Attack Update
Sheriff Roselles said an adult female was killed in the incident.
“Early this morning between 3:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. County Dispatch was notified of a bear versus human encounter,” said Roselles. “We dispatched medical response from the Helmville Ovando Fire Department and the QRU. They arrived on scene and rendered medical care to an adult female who was camped at a site in the Orlando area.”
Sheriff Roselles said a search has been underway all day for the bear in question.
“Since then, the Powell County Sheriff s Office in conjunction with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks have not only processed the scene and collected evidence, we have conducted a fairly large scale search of the area in Ovando both by ground and air, and we continue to search for the bear that was involved in the incident,” he said.