NEAR MT. JUDEA, Ark. (KY3) -The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man as a possible bear attack.

The son of the man called the sheriff’s office on Thursday and said that he was camped at Sam’s Throne and hadn’t been heard from in a couple of days.

When a deputy arrived at the campground, he found the man’s truck and campsite. The campsite had been disturbed and there was evidence of a struggle. There were also drag marks leading from the campground into the woods.

The 60-year-old man from Missouri was found several yards outside the campsite. The sheriff’s office hasn’t released his name.

Investigators had received information from the man’s family that he had sent pictures of a bear in his camp on Tuesday morning. The body of the man had extensive injuries

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