LOS ANGELES — A Yellowstone National Park hiker whose body was found last week was mauled and killed by a grizzly bear, authorities confirmed Monday.
The hiker was identified as 59-year-old John Wallace of Chassell, Mich. He was traveling alone. His body was discovered Friday morning by two hikers. An autopsy conducted Sunday confirmed that Wallace died of traumatic injuries from a bear attack.
Wallace is the second person to die in a bear attack in the park this summer. In July, a female bear attacked and killed a 57-year-old man from Torrance, Calif.
Still, bear attacks are rare at Yellowstone. Before the two latest incidents, no human had been killed by a bear in the park since 1986.
Park spokesman Al Nash put it this way: “In recent years, we’ve had about one bear-caused injury for every 3 million visitors.” Los Angeles Times
