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Investigation Report Of Grizzly Bear Attacks In Cooke City, MT

POSTED: 3:24 pm MDT August 16, 2010
UPDATED: 3:32 pm MDT August 16, 2010
In the early morning hours of July 28, 2010, an adult female grizzly bear accompanied by 3 yearlings attacked 3 separate people in 3 different tents in the Soda Butte Campground. The initial attack was inflicted on Mr. Ronald Singer at the approximately 2am, who was bitten through his tent on his lower left leg. Mr. Singer punched the bear several times and the bear left. The second attack was inflicted on Mrs. Deborah Freele at approximately 2:15am; she was initially bitten on her upper left and then bitten on her lower left arm. She then received a slight bite to her left leg and then the bear left. The third attack was inflicted on Mr. Kevin Kammer at an unknown time, presumably after the first 2 attacks. Mr. Kammer was camping by himself, and was killed and partially consumed at the campsite. All of these attacks occurred in a 27-site campground, of which 24 sites were occupied by people on the night of the attacks. An unmarked adult female grizzly bear and her 3 yearling offspring (2 females and 1 male) were captured at the site of the fatality within 16-48 hours of the incident. This adult female was DNA matched to grizzly bear hair found on the victims and was subsequently destroyed. The yearlings were placed in a zoo facility for permanent removal from the wild. Please click here for the full investigation report.
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