Hiker found dead at Yellowstone was attacked by grizzly

At least one grizzly bear attacked a hiker who was found dead and partially eaten in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, judging by wounds on his arms, park officials said on Saturday. The official cause of death is undetermined but an autopsy is planned for Monday, said Yellowstone spokeswoman Amy Bartlett. A park ranger found the hiker's body on Friday in a popular back-country area about 5 miles (8 km) from Elephant Back Loop Trail near Yellowstone Lake in the middle of the park, Bartlett said. The Montana man had been reported missing that day after he failed to show up for work as a seasonal employee of a company that operates urgent care clinics in Yellowstone, she said. Early results of an investigation show the hiker, whose name was withheld pending family notification, had what appeared to be defensive wounds on his forearms from an encounter with the massive, hump-shouldered bears, Bartlett said. Tracks near the body suggested a grizzly sow and at least one cub was present and likely involved, she said...more