Yellowstone National Park said in a news release on Wednesday that the hiker was treated for his injuries and released from the hospital.

National Park Service employees investigated the attack site, discovered a carcass near the trail, and confirmed grizzly bear tracks.

(1st REPORT, SEPTEMBER 16) A man was injured by a bear in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

It happened while the 29-year old man was hiking on the Turbid Lake Trail northeast of Mary Bay in Yellowstone Lake; it was about 2.5 miles away from the Pelican Valley Trailhead.

A news release from Yellowstone National Park says that man was hiking alone when he encountered the bear near Turbid Lake.

The hiker began to deploy bear spray when the bear made contact, and he sustained “significant” but no

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