Fatal Bear Attacks: Tragic Encounters in North America

A 73-year-old woman was attacked by a bear near the US-Canada border in northern Montana. She was hospitalized and her condition remains undisclosed. The woman, her husband, and a dog were in Flathead National Forest when the bear attacked, but her husband used bear spray to scare it away. This is the second bear attack reported in Montana in less than a month. Wildlife officials warn that Montana is "bear country" and that encounters increase before hibernation. In a separate incident, two people were killed by a grizzly bear in Banff National Park in Canada.