Body of missing hiker discovered off trail as investigators probe rare deadly bear encounter

The assemblage of a hiker reported missing successful a Montana nationalist parkland was discovered Wednesday, with authorities pointing to a suspected carnivore onslaught arsenic the individual's origin of death.

The hiker’s remains were recovered astir 2.5 miles up Glacier National Park’s Mt. Brown Trail by search-and-rescue crews astir noon, the parkland said successful a statement. His individuality has not yet been released. 

Authorities said "his injuries are accordant with those sustained by a carnivore encounter," adding that the idiosyncratic was recovered "approximately 50 feet disconnected the way successful a densely wooded country with downed timber." 

"Wildlife and instrumentality enforcement unit are presently assessing the country for carnivore enactment and immoderate ongoing nationalist information concerns,"  the parkland said.

The country remains closed arsenic authorities proceed to analyse the evident mauling.

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A hiker walks on a constrictive upland way overlooking an alpine vale successful Glacier National Park during summer. (iStock)

The past known connection from the hiker was sent astir 8:30 p.m. Sunday aft helium "had communicated plans to hike toward the Mt. Brown Fire Lookout," officials said. He was subsequently reported missing connected Monday. 

The incidental is the park’s archetypal deadly carnivore onslaught since 1998, authorities said, noting the past clip an idiosyncratic was injured by a carnivore successful Glacier National Park was August 2025. 

Authorities closed portion of the Mt. Brown Trail successful Glacier National Park aft uncovering the assemblage of a missing hiker connected Wednesday. (National Park Service)

The parkland is location to astir 1,000 achromatic bears and grizzlies, with parkland officials estimating that astir 300 grizzly bears were inhabiting the country successful 2023. 

The fatality comes aft 2 hikers, ages 15 and 28, were earnestly injured successful a carnivore onslaught successful Yellowstone National Park connected Monday, according to parkland officials.

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Glacier National Park authorities said the hiker's "injuries are accordant with those sustained by a carnivore encounter," adding that the idiosyncratic was recovered "approximately 50 feet disconnected the way successful a densely wooded country with downed timber."  (Getty Images Creatives)

The brace of hikers was airlifted by chopper aft an incidental successful which "park unit judge a pistillate grizzly carnivore with 2 oregon 3 cubs-of-the-year (cubs successful their archetypal twelvemonth of life) were progressive successful the encounter," Yellowstone National Park said. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to Glacier National Park for comment.