The body of a missing hiker was found Wednesday in Montana’s Glacier National Park, in what park officials suspect was caused by a bear attack, the first at the park since 1998.
Search and rescue crews found the hiker’s body around noon Wednesday, the National Park Service said in a statement .
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The identity of the hiker was not immediately released.
‘Bear encounter’
The park said the hiker’s “injuries are consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter.”
“Wildlife and law enforcement personnel are currently assessing the area for bear activity and any ongoing public safety concerns. The investigation is ongoing,” the statement read.
The remains were found about 15 metres off the Mount Brown Trail, “in a densely wooded area with some downed timber,” the park said.
The National Park Service said the hiker had “had communicated plans to hike toward the Mt. Brown Fire Lookout,” with the last known message around 8:20 p.m. on Sunday. The park was notified he was missing on Monday, with search efforts taking place on Wednesday.
No further details were released; however, authorities had been searching for 33-year-old Anthony Pollio, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who disappeared on Sunday, The Associated Press reported.
First fatal bear attack in 28 years
It’s the first fatal bear attack in Glacier National Park since 1998 and the first bear attack in the park since August 2025, the park said, per NBC News .
About 1,000 bears live in the national park. These include black bears and grizzlies. An estimated 300 grizzly bears were living in Glacier National Park in 2023, the park noted .
The finding of the remains at Glacier National Park comes mere days after two hikers were injured in a bear attack in Yellowstone National Park.