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Old September 3rd 11, 05:33 PM posted to alt.mountain-bike,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.backcountry,ca.environment,sci.environment
charley
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Default Dead hiker found in Yellowstone, with signs of grizzly activity

On Sep 3, 11:09*am, "Edward Dolan" wrote:
"charley" wrote in message

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On Aug 28, 7:49 pm, "Bill Blodo" wrote:



http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...iker-found-in-
yellowstone-with-signs-of-grizzly-
activity/2011/08/27/gIQAQXoBjJ_story.html


YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park
rangers are investigating whether a man found dead along a trail
was killed by a grizzly bear.


The man was found Friday morning by other hikers on the Mary
Mountain Trail. Authorities announced the death Saturday but did
not name the man.


Officials said the hiker was in his 60s and a native of
Michigan, but withheld further identification pending family
notification.


A release from the park said there were “signs of grizzly bear
activity at the scene” but that there was no immediate
determination of how the man died. Authorities say he likely
died Wednesday or Thursday.


The Mary Mountain Trail, the Cygnet Lakes Trail and the section
of the Hayden Valley west of the Grand Loop Road were closed to
hikers pending an investigation.
another numb-scull not carrying bear spray in a bear area. *sad for


the man and his family, and sad that the bear will be killed.

Nope, it could happen to anybody, maybe even a numb-skull like you! Why do
we want grizzlies, or black bears either for that matter, in Yellowstone or
any other national park?

--
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota


dude, get out of my thread, dont you have some mountain bikers to show
your ignorance to? yes, it could happen to anybody, but less likely
to happen to someone carrying bear spray that knows how to use it. and
yes, i am an expert
2 grizzly deaths in Yellowstone this year, the first in 25 years -
both with a common denominator - failure to hike in the wilderness
responsibly, and now a bear has to die for it as well.

of course, it could never happen to a shut-in couch potato.
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