NEWTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Newton County Sheriff has released the cause of death after a Missouri man's body was found at a campground in the Ozark National Forest on Oct. 2.
Newton County Sheriff Glenn Walker said he spoke with the medical examiner at the Arkansas State Crime Lab, who confirmed the man's death was ruled as an "animal mauling" and the manner of death was an accident.
Walker previously said that the attack could have been from a bear, but the crime lab cannot confirm it until DNA samples are obtained.
"This confirms our suspicions, and I appreciate the quick work of the Medical Examiner in getting us and the family preliminary answers," Walker said in the release. "I also understand their desire to confirm the species of animal via DNA just to cover all our ba