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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — A 29-year-old man was injured by a bear in a surprise encounter this afternoon while hiking alone on Turbid Lake Trail in Yellowstone National Park (YNP), the park announced Tuesday.

The incident occurred about 2.5 miles from the Pelican Valley Trailhead in the Pelican Valley Bear Management Area, YNP stated. The man was hiking alone when he came upon the bear near the lake. As the man began to deploy bear spray, the bear made contact, causing “significant but non-life-threatening injuries to his chest and left arm,” YNP said.

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