Sheriff Brad Bichler of the Park County Sheriff’s Workplace informed CNN Craig Clouatre, 40, was climbing with a buddy Wednesday within the Six Mile Creek space, which is about 20-25 miles north of Yellowstone Nationwide Park, after they break up up.
“It’s with a really heavy coronary heart that I’m scripting this replace. After an in depth search this morning we’ve got positioned Craig,” Bichler mentioned in a Fb submit.
“It seems he had an encounter with a grizzly and sadly didn’t survive,” Bicher’s submit mentioned.
Bichler mentioned the pair had been supposed to satisfy again up, however Clouatre “did not present up Wednesday evening.”
“We do not sometimes put individuals into the mountains at nighttime on an preliminary look, so we began very first thing Thursday morning, and went by the day Thursday,” Bichler informed CNN. “(We) flew thermal imaging in a single day, Thursday evening, till about 11 o’clock, after which began again up this morning proper after first mild.”
Authorities discovered Clouatre’s physique on Friday, the submit mentioned.
Bichler mentioned bear assaults have occurred within the space earlier than, however should not sometimes deadly.
On Fb, Bichler requested residents “please hold his household and all these concerned in your ideas and prayers.”