A Massachusetts man is recovering from being mauled by a grizzly bear at Grand Teton National Park/NPS file
A 35-year-old Massachusetts man exploring Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming was seriously mauled by a grizzly bear but is expected to fully recover.
A park release said the unidentified man was in the area of Signal Mountain Summit Road on Sunday when he apparently surprised two grizzlies, one of which attacked him and inflicted unspecified injuries.
Grand Teton rangers and Teton County Search and Rescue personnel responded to the scene to provide emergency medical care and air-lifted the patient via helicopter to an awaiting ambulance that transported him to St. John’s Hospital in Jackson, Wyoming. The man was reported to be in stable condition Monday.
The Signal Mountain Summit Road and Signal Mountain Trail were currently closed to all public entry.
