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National News Jul 7, 2021 HELENA Mont. (AP) — A grizzly bear attacked and killed a bicyclist who was camping in a small western Montana town early Tuesday, triggering an intensive search for the bruin by wildlife officials and law enforcement officers who planned to kill the animal, authorities said. The pre-dawn attack happened in Ovando, a town of fewer than 100 people about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest of Helena, said Greg Lemon, a spokesperson with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. The bear had previously wandered into the area where the victim was camping and left but later return...

Chico woman in Montana killed after bear pulls her from tent Share Updated: 5:15 PM PDT Jul 7, 2021 By Amy Beth Hanson/Associated Press Chico woman in Montana killed after bear pulls her from tent Share Updated: 5:15 PM PDT Jul 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript FIRST. THIS IS KCRA 3 NEWS AT 4:00. TONI: GOOD MORNING. IT’S WEDNESDAY, JULY 7. I’M TONI VALLIERE. TY: AND I’M TY STEELE. HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR BIG STORIES TODAY. TONI: THE PLUMAS COTYUN SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ISSDUE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS DUE TO A FLARE UP WITHIN THE BECKWOURTH COMPLEX FIRE...

A team of law enforcement and wildlife specialists has been assembled to track down the bear, officials said. An initial report said the victim had been riding a bicycle at the time of the attack. That is not the case, Roselles said. Lemon said his understanding is that the victim was part of a group on a bike trip. The identity of the victim was not immediately released, and further circumstances surrounding the attack were under investigation. “Our first concern is the community’s well-being. The next step is to find the bear,” Lemon said. Officials did not say exactly where the attac...

SEVERE WX : Excessive Heat Warning View Alerts Montana authorities are searching for grizzly bear that killed a woman who was camping Montana authorities are searching for grizzly bear that killed a woman who was camping Posted: Jul 6, 2021 3:31 PM Updated: Jul 6, 2021 3:31 PM Posted By: By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Montana authorities are searching for a grizzly bear Tuesday after it attacked and killed a woman on an overnight camping trip near the rural town of Ovando, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks confirmed. The woman was on a cycling trip and was camping for the n...

Surveillance video from a business in town showed the bear about a block from the post office about 15 minutes later, wildlife officials said. About 4.15am, the local sheriff's office received a 911 call after two people in a tent near the victim’s were awakened by sounds of the attack, Powell County Sheriff Gavin Roselles said. They discharged their bear spray, and the bear ran away. The bear is also believed to have entered a chicken coop in town that night, killing and eating several chickens. Tom Bauer/AP A helicopter from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks flies around the Ovando area...