Man survives ‘surprise attack’ by two grizzly bears in Grand Teton National Park – WFTV

According to Cowboy State Daily, the man had a “surprise encounter” with two grizzly bears in the park’s Signal Mountain area on Sunday afternoon. According to a news release from the National Park Service, one of the bears attacked the victim, causing serious injuries.

“Grand Teton National Park Rangers and Teton County Search and Rescue personnel responded to the scene to provide emergency medical care and airlifted the patient by helicopter to a waiting ambulance where he was transported to St. John’s Hospital,” Barnum said in an email to the Cowboy State Daily.

According to News & Guide, grizzly bears are typically territorial and solitary animals. It was unclear why the two animals were together at the time of the attack.

According to KBZK-TV, Signal Mountain Summit Road and Signal Mountain Trail were closed as a result of the attack.

Bear attacks in Teton County are rare, the News & Guide reported. In 2007, a grizzly attacked a visitor in Grand Teton National Park, and six years later, a grizzly attacked a man outside his home in Tetonia, the newspaper said. In 2022, a black bear knocked an RV out of a hammock in Teton Canyon.