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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Montana national park partially closes after bear mauls hunter

Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue

A hunter suffered serious injuries after being mauled by a grizzly bear in Montana on Friday, prompting officials to close part of the Custer Gallatin National Forest.

The man had been tracking a deer when he was set on by the grizzly at around 1.45pm near the Yellow Mule Trail, just south of the town of Big Sky, Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue said in a statement.

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