Grizzly's rare aggressive attack kills 1, puzzles officials
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Grizzly bears aren't docile animals, but an especially aggressive attack that killed a hunting guide and injured his client is puzzling wildlife officials.
A female bear that was with its cub killed Mark Uptain of Jackson Hole and injured Corey Chubon of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, after they went to cut up an elk that Chubon shot with an arrow a day earlier.
Unlike other grizzlies that frequently startle and sometimes attack elk hunters in the Yellowstone National Park region, these bears didn't appear to be after the meat and weren't taken by surprise, Wyoming Game and Fish Department regional supervisor Brad Hovinga said Monday.