He had made plans to meet a friend the next day for a weekend of camping and other outdoor activities. On Saturday morning, the friend called 911 and said he’d found Kjersem’s bloodied body in a tent about two-and-a-half miles up Moose Creek Road, east of Big Sky. He told the dispatcher that Kjersem appeared to be a victim of a bear attack. Kjersem’s friend, who authorities did not identify, told them he found his body around 10 a.m. Saturday. In July, a 72-year-old man fatally shot a grizzly bear that attacked him while he was picking huckleberries near Glacier National Park.

Source: CNN October 18, 2024 19:00 UTC