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Harry Baker

Grizzly bear believed to have killed woman on Buttermilk Trail near Yellowstone National Park

Officials suspect that a grizzly bear fatally attacked a woman on a hiking trail in Montana. (Image credit: Paul Souders via Getty Images)

A woman has died from a suspected grizzly bear attack near Yellowstone National Park, less than a week after officials warned that the animals had been spotted in areas they aren't normally found.  

The remains of the woman, who has not been named, were discovered on the morning of July 22 on the Buttermilk Trail, a popular route west of Yellowstone in Gallatin National Forest, Montana. Investigators discovered grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) tracks in the area, which suggest that a bear attack was the most likely cause of death — although investigations are still ongoing, representatives from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) department wrote in a Facebook post.

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