GREAT FALLS — There was a "surprise encounter" between a bear and a hiker in Glacier National Park on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Glacier National Park officials said in a news release that it happened on the Grinnell Glacier Trail.
The agency did not say whether there were any injuries to people or the bear, and has not yet been able to confirm if it was a grizzly or black bear.
The Grinnell Glacier Trail is temporarily closed as park staff continue investigating the incident.
No other details have been released at this point. We will update you if we get more information.
Earlier this month, search and rescue crews discovered the body of a missing hiker with injuries "consistent with a bear encounter" in Glacier National Park.
The victim in that incident was identified as 33-year-old Anthony Pollio from Florida.
His body was found about 2.5 miles up the Mt. Brown Trail, approximately 50 feet off the trail in a densely wooded area around 12 p.m. on May 6.
