A latest launch from the Idaho Fish & Recreation experiences {that a} bowhunter was attacked by an grownup male grizzly bear on the morning of Sunday, September 1st. The assault occurred west of Henrys Lake in Island Park. The person was looking elk with a buddy on the Caribou-Targhee Nationwide Forest close to the Divide Creek Highway when the assault occurred.
It was a shock encounter that led to one of many hunters being knocked to the bottom and bitten by the bear. Each males have been in a position to make the most of their sidearms to shoot the bear, deterring the assault and killing the bear.
The hunters have been in a position to name 911 and the injured particular person was transported by helicopter to Jap Idaho Regional Medical Heart the place he’s being handled for non-life-threatening accidents.
