Sheriff: Grizzly kills bicyclist near Glacier National Park

And so, it was with great sadness that the Flathead community mourned the loss of this local icon of sportsmanship, who died Wednesday afternoon after being attacked by a grizzly bear just south of Glacier National Park.

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Authorities have closed the area around the attack – about three miles away from Glacier’s west entrance – and announced that Treat was an officer with the United States Forest Service.

Police said the man was torn from his saddle by the bear while the other cyclist rode off in search of help. In addition, Two Bear Air Rescue is conducting flights over area searching for the animal.

The attack is being investigated by the Wildlife Human Attack Response Team of the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, The U.S Forest Service and the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.

A mountain bicyclist was killed Wednesday by a bear near West Glacier.

A view from Flathead National Forest, where Treat was mountain biking at the time of his death. At least 700 more grizzlies live in and around Yellowstone National Park, which is roughly 360 miles south of Glacier.

Sheriff Curry said that Brad was an important member of the area law enforcement agency. In the interim authorities have cordoned off the area as they now seek to capture the bear.

Six people have been fatally mauled by bears in the Northern Rockies since 2010, but those deaths were mainly in the Yellowstone area.

Wildlife officials set traps near the trail, flew low over the trees and hoped cameras would spot the bear. Female grizzly bears give birth in their sleep and usually have two cubs during the same gestation period. The man was killed in the attack and his body was recovered the following day. Please see our terms of service for more information. “You put more people in the water and add more sharks to coastal areas, you will have more shark-human related interactions”.