Man, 29, Was Hiking Alone When He Was Attacked by Bear in Yellowstone

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A 29-year-old man was hiking alone in Yellowstone National Park when he was attacked by a bear on Sept. 16

He suffered "significant but non-life-threatening injuries" and was flown to a nearby hospital

An investigation is ongoing

A 29-year-old man suffered significant injuries after he was attacked by a bear in Yellowstone National Park — the first such incident since 2021, park officials said.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 16, the man was hiking by himself on Turbid Lake Trail when he came across the animal about 2.5 miles from the Pelican Valley Trailhead in the Pelican Valley Bear Management Area, the National Park Service said in a release.

“The hiker began to deploy bear spray when the bear made contact,” the agency said, “and he sustained significant but non