List of fatal bear attacks in North America

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Fatal bear attacks in North America have occurred in a variety of settings. There have been several in wilderness habitats of bears involving hikers, hunters, and campers. Brown bear (Ursus arctos, a subspecies of which is known as the grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis) incidents have occurred in its native range spanning Alaska, Northern Canada, and Western Canada, and portions of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The locations of black bear wilderness fatal attacks reflect its wider range. Bears held captive by animal trainers, in zoos or carnivals, or kept as pets, have been responsible for several attacks. There have also been unusual cases in which a person entered a bear's cage and was then mauled. Bear attacks are rare in North America. Attacks are for predatory, territorial, or protective reasons. Most wilderness attacks have occurred when there were only one or two people in the vicinity. In this list, three species of bears are recognized: the brown bear, the black bear (Ursus americanus), and the polar bear (Ursus maritimus).

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescriptionSteven Jackson, 66, maleJune 16, 2023WildGroom Creek, ArizonaThe victim was sitting in a chair outside of his campsite when an adult male black bear attacked him. The bear dragged him about 75 yards and began consuming him. Neighbors heard his screams for help amid the struggle and tried to scare the bear away by yelling and honking horns, but to no avail. One neighbor eventually grabbed a rifle and shot the bear, killing it, but Jackson was already dead. The bear was 365 lbs, estimated at 7 to 10 years old, and was in good condition with no signs of disease. Officials ultimately determined that the bear acted in an unprovoked predatory attack. Unnamed female, 27July 31, 2021WildSwan Hills, AlbertaThe victim worked for a helicopter company, which provided transportation for tree planters, when she was attacked by an adult female black bear. The woman was killed as result of the attack. The bear was tracked and killed by authorities. Laney Malavolta, 39, femaleApril 30, 2021WildDurango, ColoradoMalavolta was attacked and killed while hiking with her dogs in the forest above and to the west of US 550, near Trimble. Her body showed signs of partial consumption. Authorities euthanized a mother black bear and two cubs found nearby. After an autopsy, it was determined that the mother bear and one of her cubs had attacked Malavolta. Patrick Madura, 43, maleSeptember 2020WildGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkMadura was backpacking in the park. His remains were found on Sept. 11, 2020, near the remote Hazel Creek area where he had been camping. Backpackers first found an unoccupied tent at Hazel Creek Campsite 82, then discovered what appeared to be human remains across the creek with a bear scavenging in the area and alerted park rangers. An autopsy concluded that Madura had been killed by the bear. Stephanie Blais, 44, femaleAugust 20, 2020WildBuffalo Narrows, SaskatchewanBlais was communicating with her father from a satellite phone while camping with her two children and husband at a family cabin on McKie Lake when the bear attacked her. Her husband, Curtis, was inside the cabin's kitchen away. The investigation showed the attack was unprovoked and predatory in nature. Curtis subsequently sprayed the bear with pepper spray, but this only aggravated the animal. He grabbed a gun and shot it twice, killing the bear. Peter Franczak, 67, maleJuly 20, 2020WildRed Lake, Ontario Franczak went blueberry picking in the morning and did not return. Officers of the Ontario Provincial Police went to search for him and found his remains along with a black bear in the vicinity. Postmortem examination later attributed Franczak's death to be a bear attack. The bear was killed by police when they arrived at the scene.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescriptionDoug Inglis, 62, male Jenny Gusse, 62, female September 29, 2023WildRed Deer River Valley, Banff National Park, AlbertaA response team trained in wildlife attacks were mobilized, after receiving an alert from an inReach GPS device at about 8 p. m. on September 29, 2023, but weather conditions at the time did not allow for helicopter use, leading the team to travel to the location by ground through the night. The response team arrived at 1 a. m. on September 30 and found two deceased individuals and their dog (Tress), also killed. A grizzly bear displaying aggressive behavior was encountered and euthanized at the site. Amie Adamson, 48, femaleJuly 21, 2023WildWest Yellowstone, MontanaAdamson's body was discovered on morning of July 22 by a hiker on the Buttermilk Trail, located about eight miles west of the gateway community of West Yellowstone, Montana. Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) said July 23 that grizzly bear tracks were found at the scene and that the investigation is ongoing, while the coroner's office quickly determined that she died of severe blood loss due to a mauling. The grizzly bear was later euthanized after it broke into a home near West Yellowstone on September 2, 2023, accompanied with a cub. The officials communicated that the same bear had also injured a person near an Idaho state park back in 2020. Seth Michael Plant, 30, maleMay 10, 2022WildJoint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, AlaskaA group of soldiers were attacked by a sow while mapping out a training site for a land navigation course. Their presence prompted the bear to emerge from its den and knock down two of the soldiers; one later died. Craig Clouatre, 40, maleMarch 25, 2022WildSix Mile Creek, Park County, MontanaClouatre's maimed body was discovered on March 25. Leah Davis Lokan, 65, femaleJuly 6, 2021WildOvando, MontanaLokan was attacked and killed in her tent near her campsite in Powell County by a grizzly bear. The bear had wandered into the campsite multiple times before the attack. The grizzly bear was later identified and killed by wildlife officials. Barbara Collister, female, 68May 25, 2021WildWater Valley, AlbertaCollister was attacked and killed by a bear while walking on trails on her private property. An aggressive grizzly sow and a cub were observed shortly afterwards by wildlife officers nearby. A mature non lactating female grizzly bear with worn teeth was then captured and euthanized, with DNA testing confirming this was the responsible bear. This attack occurred about 24 kilometres away from the May 4, 2021, attack that killed David Lertzman, but the DNA testing confirmed that different bears were involved. David Lertzman, 59, maleMay 4, 2021WildWaiparous, AlbertaLertzman was attacked and killed by a bear, determined to be a female brown bear, while out jogging. The bear is suspected to have attacked Lertzman from behind, sending him off a 300m embankment. Charles "Carl" Mock, 40, maleApril 17, 2021WildWest Yellowstone, MontanaWilderness guide Charles "Carl" Mock, 40, was attacked on Thursday, April 15, 2021, while fishing north of West Yellowstone near Baker's Hold Campground. He was mauled by a 20 year old male grizzly bear likely defending a moose carcass near Yellowstone National Park and died in a hospital on April 17. The offending bear was shot and killed by wildlife authorities after it charged them. Austin Pfeiffer, 22, maleSeptember 20, 2020WildWrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve, AlaskaPfeiffer was on a 10 day moose hunt with a friend near the Chisana River Drainage. He was cleaning a moose they had killed when the bear attacked without warning. Pfeiffer was killed by the bear. Daniel Schilling, 46, maleJuly 29, 2020WildHope, AlaskaSchilling was killed while clearing a path several miles behind his cabin. An empty can of bear spray was found at the scene. There were no witnesses to the attack.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescriptionSummer Myomick, 24, female Clyde Ongtowasruk, 1, maleJanuary 17, 2023 WildWales, AlaskaMyomick was attacked and killed by a polar bear in the small village of Wales, Alaska. The attack happened at 2:30 pm. The polar bear had chased several residents of the community, before it killed the woman and her 1 year old son. The bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Catherine Sweatt Mueller, 62, female September 1, 2019 Wild Red Pine Island, Ontario Sweatt Mueller left her cabin on an island on Rainy Lake, Ontario, to check on her dogs and did not return. Police sent to find her encountered a large black bear near her body. The bear, which was behaving in a predatory manner, was killed on the spot. Erin Johnson, 27, female June 19, 2017 Wild Pogo mine, AlaskaJohnson, a contract employee for Pogo Mine, was killed while collecting soil samples. The bear was shot and killed by mine personnel. Patrick Cooper, 16, male June 18, 2017 Wild Indian, AlaskaCooper was chased and killed by a bear while participating in and completing the juniors' division of the Bird Ridge trail's running race. Cooper called his brother as he descended the trail, to say he was being followed by a bear. Searchers found the runner's remains 500 yards (457 m) from the trail and shot the bear in the face with a shotgun, which scared the bear and forced him into the woods away from the body. Barbara Paschke, 85, femaleSeptember 27, 2015Wildwest of Kalispell, MontanaPaschke was attacked inside her home near Kalispell by a black bear. According to Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Paschke regularly illegally provided grain and birdseed to bears on her property, and had been cited for illegally feeding bears and other wildlife in 2012. Paschke died of her injuries on October 1, 2015, in a Kalispell hospital. Officials trapped and euthanized two food conditioned black bears on Paschke's property, but were unable to capture or remove the bear that attacked Paschke. DNA identified one of the euthanized bears as a sibling of the bear involved in the fatal attack. Daniel Ward O'Connor, 27, male May 10, 2015 Wild near Mackenzie, British Columbia Ward was killed and eaten by a bear while he slept near the fire pit at his campsite. His fiancée who slept in a nearby motorhome discovered his remains the following morning. The bear was later shot and killed by conservation officers. Darsh Patel, 22, male September 21, 2014 Wild near West Milford, New Jersey Darsh Patel was about to begin hiking with four friends in Apshawa Preserve when they met a man and a woman at the entrance who told them there was a bear nearby and advised them to turn around. They continued on, found the bear, and Patel and another hiker took photos. They turned and began walking away, but the bear followed them. The hikers ran in different directions, and found that Patel was missing when they regrouped. Authorities found Patel's body after searching for two hours. A black bear found in the vicinity was killed and a necropsy revealed human remains in its digestive tract. According to the State Department of Environmental Protection, this was the first fatal bear attack on a human in New Jersey on record. Lorna Weafer, 36, female May 7, 2014 Wild near Fort McMurray, Alberta Weafer, a Suncor worker was attacked at the remote North Steepbank oil sands mine site while walking back to work after a trip to the washroom. Efforts by co workers to scare off the bear were unsuccessful. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police shot and killed the bear upon arrival. A preliminary investigation determined that the attack was predatory. Robert Weaver, 64, male June 6, 2013 Wild near Delta Junction, Alaska Weaver was attacked by a black bear while walking back to his cabin on George Lake, according to his wife, who was able to flee inside the cabin and was uninjured. A adult male black bear on the scene was killed by troopers and found to have some of Weaver's remains in his stomach. Lana Hollingsworth, 61, female July 25, 2011 Wild Pinetop Lakeside, Arizona Hollingsworth was attacked by a black bear while walking her dog at a country club. Nearly a month later and after eleven surgeries, she died from a massive brain hemorrhage, which doctors believe was a result of the attack. The bear was tracked, shot, and killed. Bernice Adolph, 72, female June 2011 Wild near Lillooet, British Columbia Adolph's remains were found by police dogs after she was reported missing. She was an elder in the Xaxli'p First Nation. There was evidence that bears fed on Adolph's remains, and tried to enter her house. An autopsy confirmed that she died from a bear attack. Five bears suspected of being involved were killed by conservation officers, and DNA tests confirmed that one of the dead bears killed Adolph. Brent Kandra, 24, male August 19, 2010 Captive Columbia Station, Ohio Kandra was a bear caretaker on the property of Sam Mazzola, who kept exotic pets. The bear was out of its cage for feeding. Prior to the attack, Sam Mazzola had had his license to exhibit animals revoked, but he was still allowed to keep the animals on his property. He also accumulated dozens of dangerous, exotic animals despite past convictions and losing his license after animal rights activists complained he was making money by letting people wrestle bears.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Julien Gauthier, 44, male August 15, 2019 Wild Tulita, Northwest TerritoriesThe French composer and soundman was travelling along the Mackenzie River to record sounds of nature for a musical project. When he was asleep in his tent, he was grabbed by a grizzly and taken away and eaten by the bear. His corpse was found the next day. Valérie Théorêt, 37, female Adele Roesholt, 10 months, female November 26, 2018 Wild Einarson Lake, Yukon The mother and child were attacked near their cabin while on a trip to manage trapping lines. The child's father Gjermund Roesholt shot the bear dead when he returned to the cabin and it charged him. Anthony David Montoya, 18, male October 1, 2018 Wild Admiralty Island, Alaska Montoya was working at a remote mining site on Admiralty Island, Alaska, when he was killed and eaten by a sow brown bear and two cubs. All three bears were killed. Mark Uptain, 37, male September 14, 2018 Wild Teton Wilderness, Wyoming Uptain, a guide for Martin Outfitters, was cleaning an elk that he and his client Corey Chubon had shot when the bear attacked. The bear was a sow with a 1½ year old male cub. The hunter and his guide were dressing an elk carcass and had left a canister of bear spray and a Glock 20 pistol out of reach. As the bear attacked, Chubon, unfamiliar with the operation of a Glock pistol, was unable to fire and attempted to throw it at Uptain who failed to catch it. The bear turned on Uptain. Chubon fled with injuries as the bear attacked Uptain. After staggering 50 yards (46 m) uphill from the dead elk, Uptain was killed by the mother and possibly by the cub as well. The bears were shot and killed by Wyoming Fish and Game officials. Mike Soltis, 44, male June 19, 2018 Wild Eagle River, Alaska Soltis was day hiking alone along the Eagle River. After failing to return, a search party was dispatched. Rangers found a grizzly bear sitting on Soltis's remains. The bear then attacked the search party, badly mauling one searcher. The search party retreated from the area. The bear escaped before more searchers arrived. Brad Treat, 38, maleJune 29, 2016WildFlathead National Forest, Montana Treat and another man were on mountain bikes on U. S. Forest Service land near Halfmoon Lakes. According to the official Board of Review report on the incident, Treat's mountain bike collided at high speed with a large male grizzly bear "after rounding a blind curve in the trail." The bear immediately attacked Treat in response to being struck by the bicycle. The second rider escaped uninjured and summoned help. The bear was identified via DNA from a previous research project, but was not captured or killed because its behavior was a natural response to a surprise encounter involving physical contact. Lance Crosby, 63, male August 7, 2015 Wild Yellowstone National Park, WyomingCrosby, an employee at a medical clinic in the park, was reported missing when he did not report for work. A park ranger found his body in a popular off trail area less than a mile (1 600 m) from Elephant Back Loop Trail, an area he was known to frequent. His body was partially consumed and covered. Puncture wounds on his arms indicated he had tried to defend himself. Based on the presence of a sow grizzly and a cub in the area, the sow was deemed responsible for the attack. The sow was captured and killed after it was found to be the bear that killed Crosby. There were public appeals to not kill the sow, but the park superintendent decided there was a risk the sow might kill again; based on July 6, 2011 and August 24, 2011 killings in the park, where another sow was present at both those killings. Claudia Huber, 42, female October 14, 2014 Wild near Teslin, YukonA 25 year old healthy male grizzly bear broke into a home and chased the victim and her husband outside. The bear pursued and fatally attacked Ms. Huber. Her husband, Matthias Liniger, shot at the bear and killed it. Ken Novotny, 53, male September 17, 2014 Wild near Norman Wells, Northwest TerritoriesWhile on a hunting trip near Norman Wells, Novotny was charged and struck by a bear. Friends reported Novotny had just killed a moose and was processing the carcass when the bear "came out of nowhere." He died on the scene. Authorities later found and killed the bear responsible for his death. Rick Cross, 54, male September 7, 2014 Wild Kananaskis Country, Alberta Cross, a hunter, was killed by a mother bear when he accidentally got between her and her cubs. Park rangers stated that it appeared that Cross managed to fire his rifle before being overwhelmed. RCMP said it appeared he wandered into the area where the mother and cub were feeding on a dead deer. Adam Thomas Stewart, 31, male September 4, 2014 Wild Bridger Teton National Forest, WyomingStewart was conducting research alone in the Bridger Teton National Forest in northwest Wyoming near the SE corner of Yellowstone National Park. This is high density bear habitat and he was in Cub Creek. After he failed to return, a search found his body. The coroner suspects it was a grizzly bear, but the species hasn't officially been determined. The pathologist noted premortem punctures to Stewart's skull, indicating the cause of death was from a bear attack. The FWS report says he was not carrying bear spray or a firearm. Richard White, 49, male August 24, 2012 Wild Denali National Park, AlaskaWhite was backpacking alone along the Toklat River. After hikers found an abandoned backpack and torn clothing, rangers investigated and found a male grizzly bear sitting on White's remains. The bear was shot and killed by an Alaska State Trooper. A necropsy of the bear and photographs recovered from White's camera confirmed the attack. The photographs in White's camera showed that he was taking photos of the bear in a span of eight minutes from to It was the first fatal bear attack recorded in Denali National Park. John Wallace, 59, male August 24, 2011 Wild Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wallace's remains were found by hikers on the Mary Mountain Trail, northeast of Old Faithful. Wallace was hiking alone. An autopsy showed that Wallace died from a bear attack. DNA evidence later determined that the same sow that killed Brian Matayoshi July 6, 2011 was in the vicinity of Wallace's corpse, though it was not proved that this bear killed Wallace. The bear was killed by park officials. Brian Matayoshi, 57, male July 6, 2011 Wild Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Matayoshi and his wife were hiking the Wapiti Lake Trail, and came upon a mother grizzly bear in an open meadow. The couple began to walk away, and the bear charged. After attempting to run away, Matayoshi was fatally bitten and clawed. Matayoshi's wife hid behind a tree, was lifted from the ground by the bear, and dropped. She played dead, and the bear left the area. She was not injured. An initial investigation by the National Park Service found the bear's actions were defensive against a perceived threat to her cubs. Since the attack was not predatory and the bear had no known violent history towards humans, no immediate action was taken towards the bear, the bear was later killed after it was found to be at the site of another fatal attack August 24, 2011. Kevin Kammer, 48, male July 28, 2010 Wild Gallatin National Forest, Montana Kammer was in his tent at Soda Butte Campground when a mother bear attacked and dragged him 25 feet (8 m) away. Two other campers in separate campsites were also attacked: a man was bitten in the leg, and a woman was bitten in the arm and upper body. The bear was caught in a trap set at the campground using pieces of a culvert and Kammer's tent. Later, the bear was killed, and her cubs were sent to ZooMontana. The mother bear's unusual predatory behavior was noted by authorities. Initially it was reported that Evert ignored posted warnings to avoid the area due to the potential danger involved with the bear research. A report released the following month confirmed that the warning signs were removed, though it also asserted that Evert knew there was a bear research study being conducted in the area. Evert's wife filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government, which was dismissed by district court judge Nancy D. Freudenthal.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Kelly Ann Walz, 37, female October 4, 2009 Captive Ross Township, Pennsylvania Walz, whose husband had an expired license to keep exotic animals, was attacked while cleaning her pet bear's cage. She tried to distract the bear by throwing dog food to the opposite end of the cage. A neighbor shot and killed the bear. Donna Munson, 74, female August 7, 2009 Wild Ouray, Colorado Munson had been feeding bears for a decade, and was repeatedly warned by wildlife officials. After a bear was injured in a fight with an older and bigger bear, Munson left food out to help the injured bear. The older bear came back to Munson's property, forced its way past a wire fence, and mauled Munson. Later, wildlife officials killed two bears on Munson's property. One of the bears had a necropsy which revealed evidence that it consumed Munson. Cécile Lavoie, 70, female May 30, 2008 Wild near La Sarre, Quebec After Lavoie did not return to her cabin following a solo fishing outing, her husband went looking for her. He found a bear dragging her body into the woods. Robin Kochorek, 31, female July 20, 2007 Wild Panorama Mountain Resort, British Columbia Kochorek was reported missing after mountain biking. A black bear was found near her corpse the morning after her disappearance. The bear was shot on sight by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Samuel Evan Ives, 11, male June 17, 2007 Wild Uinta National Forest, UtahIves was grabbed from a family tent in American Fork Canyon, and mauled. State wildlife officials killed the bear, which had entered the campsite the night before. Ives' family sued the U. S. Forest Service because there was no warning about the bear's presence. A judge awarded the family $1.95 million. It was the first known fatal black bear attack in Utah. Jacqueline Perry, 30, female September 6, 2005 Wild Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park, Ontario Perry was killed in an attack at a remote campsite. Her husband was seriously injured trying to protect her with a Swiss Army knife, and later was given a Star of Courage award from Governor General Michaëlle Jean. Ministry of Natural Resources staff shot and killed the bear near the area where the fatal attack occurred. The attack was dramatized in the 2014 Canadian film Backcountry by director Adam MacDonald. Harvey Robinson, 69, male August 26, 2005 Wild Selkirk, Manitoba Robinson was fatally mauled while picking plums north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Robinson's family were investigating the area with an RCMP officer later that day, and were also attacked. The officer shot and killed the bear. Merlyn Carter, 71, male June 14, 2005 Wild Nonacho Lake, Northwest Territories Carter was found dead behind the main cabin of his fishing camp. Carter's son came to the cabin the day after the attack, and shot and killed the bear. Later, the Hay River Airport was named in his honor. Maurice Malenfant, 77, male September 29, 2002 Wild Saint Zénon du Lac Humqui, Quebec Malenfant was attacked in his campsite in the Gaspé region of Quebec. Christopher Bayduza, 31, male September 1, 2002 Wild near Fort Nelson, British Columbia After going for a walk behind a trailer, Bayduza was attacked at a remote oil rigging site in northeastern British Columbia. Esther Schwimmer, 5 months, female August 19, 2002 Wild Fallsburg, New York A bear knocked Schwimmer from her stroller, which was near the porch of her family's vacation home. The bear carried the infant in its mouth to the woods. Schwimmer died of neck and head injuries. Adelia Maestras Trujillo, 93, female August 18, 2001 Wild Mora, New Mexico A bear broke through a glass pane to gain entry into Trujillo's house and killed her. Trujillo's body was found in her kitchen. The bear was shot 0.5 mile (1 km) from the house. Kyle Harry, 18, male June 3, 2001 Wild near Yellowknife, Northwest TerritoriesHarry was attacked while with one other teenager at a rural campsite east of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Mary Beth Miller, 24, female July 2, 2000 Wild near Valcartier, Quebec Miller was attacked while on a biathlon training run in a wooded area on a military base. The bear was trapped and killed four days later. Glenda Ann Bradley, 50, female May 21, 2000 Wild Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TennesseeBradley was attacked and partially consumed by a mother bear and a cub, 1.5 mile (2 km) upstream from Elkmont, Tennessee. It was the first fatal bear attack in a southeastern U. S. National Park. While hovering over Bradley's corpse, the bears were shot and killed by park rangers.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Robert Wagner, 48, male October 1, 2008 Wild near Sundre, Alberta Wagner was reported missing after not returning from a hunting trip. His body was found less than from his parked truck. An autopsy revealed that he had been killed by a grizzly bear, which was shot by wildlife officers. Stephan Miller, 39, male April 22, 2008 Captive Big Bear Lake, California Rocky, a bear trained to perform in movies turned on its handler, fatally biting him in the neck. Prior to the attack, the bear was featured in the movie Semi Pro. Pepper spray was used to subdue the bear. Don Peters, 51, male November 25, 2007 Wild near Sundre, Alberta Peters' body was found from his parked truck. He was on a hunting trip. An autopsy confirmed that he died due to a grizzly bear attack. The bear that attacked Peters was captured and killed the following April. Jean François Pagé, 28, male April 28, 2006 Wild near Ross River, Yukon Pagé was mauled while staking mineral claims. He unknowingly walked right past a bear den containing a sow and two cubs. Arthur Louie, 60, male September 20, 2005 Wild near Bowron River, British Columbia A female and two cubs attacked Louie on a remote forestry road. He was walking back to his gold mining camp after his car broke down. Rich Huffman, 61, maleKathy Huffman, 58, female June 23, 2005 Wild Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska The Huffmans were attacked while in their tent at a campsite along the Hulahula River 12 mile (19 km) upriver from Kaktovik. Two days later the campsite was discovered by three rafters while the bear was still nearby. The bear chased the rafters down the river for over half a mile (800 m) until it finally gave up. Later, a North Slope Borough Police officer investigating the scene shot and killed the bear at the campsite. Isabelle Dubé, 35, female June 5, 2005 Wild Canmore, Alberta Dubé was killed while jogging with two friends on the Bench Trail. After an initial attack, Dubé climbed a tree while her friends sought help. The bear brought Dubé down from the tree and mauled her. Fish and wildlife officers shot and killed the bear. A few days earlier, the bear had been relocated from Canmore to Banff National Park. The attack is chronicled in the 2005 American documentary film Grizzly Man by German director Werner Herzog. Timothy Hilston, 50, male October 30, 2001 Wild near Ovando, Montana Hilston was attacked as he field dressed an elk in Western Montana. A female bear and her cubs suspected in the attack were killed by U. S. Fish and Wildlife officials. Hilston's widow sued federal and state agencies for negligence, and the lawsuits were dismissed by District Court judge Donald W. Molloy. George Tullos, 41, male July 14, 2000 Wild Hyder, Alaska Tullos' partially consumed body was found at a campground near the Canada–US border in Southeast Alaska. The bear was shot and killed.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Raymond Kitchen, 56, malePatti McConnell, 37, female August 14, 1997 Wild Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park, British Columbia McConnell died from injuries while defending herself and her 13 year old son Kelly from a black bear attack on a boardwalk to the hot springs. Kitchen heard the attack in progress, and was killed while attempting to rescue. Kelly and a 20 year old man were also injured. The bear was shot while standing over the victims. McConnell's son received a Star of Courage for his attempt to save his mother. Kitchen also received the honor, posthumously. Sevend Satre, 53, male June 14, 1996 Wild near Tatlayoko Lake, British Columbia Satre was killed while checking fence lines near the central British Columbia community of Tatlayoko Lake, British Columbia. Investigation showed that the bear, a healthy male, had stalked Satre and his horse, for over 0.5 mile (1 km) before attacking. Ian Dunbar, 4, male September 16, 1994 Wild 70 Mile House, British ColumbiaDunbar was attacked in the back yard of his home. The bear was later killed by conservation officers. Colin McClelland, 24, male August 10, 1993 Wild Fremont County, ColoradoA bear tore open the door to McClelland's trailer and attacked him at Waugh Mountain, Colorado. The bear was later killed by game wardens. Sébastien Lauzier, 20, male June 14, 1992 Wild near Cochrane, Ontario Lauzier was attacked while taking soil samples. Lauzier's partner, Rod Barber, was able to drive off the bear with a pole and was not hurt. The incident occurred about 92 km (57 miles) northeast of Cochrane, just west of the Quebec border. Raymond Jakubauskas, 32, maleCarola Frehe, 48, female October 11, 1991 Wild Algonquin Provincial Park, OntarioWhile they were setting up camp on Bates Island, a black bear broke both of their necks. The bear then dragged their bodies into the woods and consumed the remains. When police arrived five days later, the bear was guarding the bodies. A park naturalist called the attack "right off the scale of normal bear behavior". James Waddell, 12, male May 26, 1991 Wild Lesser Slave Lake, AlbertaIn the Marten River Campground, Waddel was dragged from a tent during the night and killed.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Ned Rasmussen, 53, male November 1, 1999 Wild Uganik Island, Alaska After Rasmussen disappeared on a deer hunting trip, he was found dead. Ken Cates, 53, male May 25, 1999 Wild Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, AlaskaCates was killed while hiking near Soldotna, Alaska in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Troopers found Cates' rifle, spent shell casings, and blood nearby which suggested that Cates may have shot the bear. George Evanoff, 65, male October 24, 1998 Wild near Prince George, British Columbia Evanoff was hiking on the Bearpaw Ridge, northeast of Prince George, British Columbia. He encountered a grizzly feeding on a moose kill about a half mile (800 m) from his cabin. He was bitten on the neck, but his body was not mauled or eaten by the bear. Christopher Kress, 40, male August 22, 1998 Wild near Beaver Mines, Alberta Kress was killed by a grizzly bear while fishing on the South Castle River, near the Beaver Mines campground in Alberta. Craig Dahl, 26, male May 17, 1998 Wild Glacier National Park, MontanaDahl's partially consumed remains were found three days after he set off to hike alone in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park. He was attacked by a mother and her two cubs. Audelio Luis Cortes, 40, male February 8, 1998 Wild near Kenai, Alaska Cortes was killed immediately after being bitten in the head while laying seismic line in the Swanson River area. His crew walked past the bear's den. Robert Bell, 33, male August 23, 1996 Wild Gates of the Arctic National Park, AlaskaBell was killed while hiking with a friend near the Kugrak river. They startled a mother bear feeding on salmon. Christine Courtney, 32, female July 5, 1996 Wild Kluane National Park, YukonCourtney was killed while hiking on the Slim's Valley trail in Kluane National Park. Her husband was also attacked but survived. Park wardens killed the bear. Shane Fumerton, 32, maleBill Caspell, 40, male October 9, 1995 Wild near Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia Fumerton and Caspell were killed while securing an elk in the vicinity of Mount Soderhome, in the Southern Rocky Mountain Trench in southeastern British Columbia. Marcie Trent, 77, femaleLarry Waldron, 45, male July 1, 1995 Wild near Anchorage, Alaska Trent and her son Waldron were killed by a bear defending a moose carcass while they were hiking on the McHugh Creek Trail in Chugach State Park, near Anchorage, Alaska. John Petranyi, 40, male October 3, 1992 Wild Glacier National Park, Montana Petranyi was killed by a mother with two cubs on the Loop Trail, near the Granite Park Chalet. Trevor Percy Lancaster, 40, male September 15, 1992 Wild Jasper National Park, Alberta Percy Lancaster and his wife were setting up camp in an isolated area of the Tonquin Valley. They surprised a bear, and began running away. The bear initially caught Percy Lancaster's wife, and then he distracted the bear, which turned on him. Anton Bear, 6, male July 10, 1992 Wild near King Cove, Alaska The six year old, his mother, and sister were walking down a road when they were approached by a grizzly that had just been feeding at the town dump. The family fled, but the boy was chased down by the bear and killed. The bear devoured most of the victim before villagers could kill the animal.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Hattie Amitnak, 64, female July 9, 1999 Wild near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Amitnak was mauled after trying to distract a bear that attacked and injured two other people at a Hudson Bay camp. She was later awarded a posthumous medal of bravery by then Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson. Carl Stalker, 28, male December 8, 1990 Wild Point Lay, Alaska While Stalker was walking with his girlfriend, he was chased and consumed in the middle of the town. The bear was shot and killed near Stalker's corpse.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Gordon Ray, 24, male May 29, 1985 Wild near Fort Nelson, British Columbia Ray was killed while on a tree planting project approximately south of Fort Nelson. He climbed a tree to avoid the bear, but fell, and was attacked. The bear was later shot by a helicopter pilot. Daniel Anderson, 12, male July 6, 1983 Wild La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve, Quebec Anderson was grabbed from his tent while camping. His body was found 100 feet (30 m) from the tent. Melvin Rudd, 55, male May 27, 1983 Wild near Nipawin Provincial Park, Saskatchewan Rudd was killed while fishing in central Saskatchewan. Clifford David Starblanket, 26, male May 21, 1983 Wild near Canwood, Saskatchewan Starblanket, a trapper living in the forest, suffered an attack to his throat and head. Allan Russell Baines, 10, maleJuly 18, 1980 Wild near Granisle, British Columbia Baines was killed on a fishing trip with two friends.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Harley Seivenpiper, 40, male November 4, 1988 Wild Port Alexander, Alaska Seivenpiper was killed while hunting alone. The bear dragged Seivenpiper's body almost 1 mile (2 km) uphill to a cache. When searchers approached the cache, the bear charged, and was shot and killed. Gary Goeden, 29, male July 23, 1987 Wild Glacier National Park, Montana Goeden's partially consumed remains were found at Natahki Lake, Many Glacier Valley, Glacier National Park. He was on a solo hike, and off trail. Charles Gibbs, 40, male April 25, 1987 Wild Glacier National Park, Montana Gibbs was last seen alive following and photographing a bear with cubs at Elk Mountain in Glacier National Park. Investigators recovered film of the female approaching in attack mode at William Tesinsky, 38, male October 5, 1986 Wild Yellowstone National Park, WyomingTesinkey, a photographer, was mauled after approaching a bear in the Otter Creek area of Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park. The bear was killed. Brigitta Fredenhagen, 25, female July 30, 1984 Wild Yellowstone National Park Fredenhagen was dragged from her tent during the night and killed at a backcountry campsite at the southern end of White Lake in Yellowstone National Park. Roger May, 23, male June 25, 1983 Wild Gallatin National Forest, Montana May was dragged from his tent, and eaten at the Rainbow Point campground, northwest of Yellowstone National Park. The bear was captured and killed with an injection of poison. Laurence Gordon, 33, male September 30, 1980 Wild Glacier National Park, MontanaGordon was killed at the Elizabeth Lake campsite in the Belly River Valley, Glacier National Park. Ernest Cohoe, 38, male August 24, 1980 Wild near Banff, Alberta While fishing with a friend just north of Banff, Alberta, a bear charged and bit off part of Cohoe's face. He died a week later as a result of the injuries. Jane Ammerman, 19, femaleKim Eberly, 19, male July 24, 1980 Wild Glacier National Park, Montana The partially consumed bodies of Ammerman and Eberly were found near their campsite at Divide Creek in the St. Mary Valley. The bear was later killed by hunters from nearby Blackfeet Nation.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Juan Perez, 11, male May 19, 1987 Captive Brooklyn, New YorkPerez was killed by two bears after climbing a fence in Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn, New York. The bears were killed by police officers. Thomas Mutanen, 46, male November 29, 1983 Wild Churchill, ManitobaMutanen was attacked and dragged on a street in Churchill. The bear was part of an annual migration to Hudson Bay. Due to a lack of ice on the bay, the bear wandered into the town. Conrado Mones, 29, male September 27, 1982 Captive New York CityMones was mauled after climbing three fences in New York City's Central Park Zoo to enter the bear's pen.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Lynn Orser, 30, female July 2, 1978 CaptiveKing, Ontario A bear trained to wrestle humans entered the home of its owner, professional wrestler Dave McKigney, and attacked and killed McKigney's friend, Orser, in her bedroom. George Halfkenny, 16, male Mark Halfkenny, 12, male Billy Rhindress, 15, male May 13, 1978 Wild Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario The three boys were stalked and killed while fishing near Radiant Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park. This was the first fatal bear attack in the park in eighty years. Mary Ann Johns, 1, femaleAugust 12, 1975 Captive Stewardson, Illinois While carnival workers were setting up, a bear was taken out of its cage and chained to a tree. Johns, whose parents were carnival workers, walked by and was attacked. The bear had previously attacked children. Victoria Valdez, 4, female May 16, 1974 Wild Glenwood, Washington Valdez was mauled while playing near her home. Her body was found from her home. Her father shot and killed a bear before finding his daughter's body. John Richardson, 31, male July 25, 1971 Wild near Rocky Mountain National Park, ColoradoRichardson was attacked while camping on private property, just west of Rocky Mountain National Park, and north of Grand Lake. The bear was later killed by a professional hunter. This was the first fatal black bear attack in Colorado in modern times.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Monty Adams, 32, male September 15, 1979 Wild near Pincher Creek, Alberta While hunting alone for sheep west of Pincher Creek in Southern Alberta, Adams was mauled by a grizzly bear. Adams was found by two other hunters, and died when rescuers were removing him from the area. Alison Muser, 5, female July 1, 1977 Wild Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta Muser was mauled to death by a black colored Grizzly Bear while playing with her sister near Cameron Creek in Waterton Lakes National Park. She died en route to a Calgary hospital. The family had just recently moved to Canada from South Africa and was unaware of the danger posed by bears. The family threatened legal action against the park for failing to provide warnings of the dangers posed by the animals. The bear responsible for the attack was killed. Mary Pat Mahoney, 22, female September 23, 1976 Wild Glacier National Park, Montana Mahoney was dragged from a tent and killed at Many Glacier campground. Rangers killed two grizzly bears in the area a few hours after the attack. Alan Precup, 25, male September 11, 12 or 13, 1976; exact date unknown Wild Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska Precup did not return after backpacking in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Days later, searchers found his campsite with his bare skeleton, one intact hand, and both feet still booted. Barbara Chapman, 24, female July 24, 1976 Wild Glacier National Park of Canada, British ColumbiaWhile hiking with a friend in British Columbia's Glacier National Park, Chapman rounded a bend to find a grizzly bear charging. The bear first attacked Chapman's friend, who initially resisted, but left him alone after he played dead. The bear then attacked Chapman, who fought back and was quickly killed. Chapman's friend sustained serious injuries, but was able to hike out for help. The grizzly bear that attacked and her three cubs were soon found and killed. Jay Reeves, 38, male August 3, 1974 Wild Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Reeves was camping alone on the Alaskan Peninsula, near Cold Bay. A fisherman discovered a camp that looked like it was damaged by a bear, and found only Reeves' shoes. A helicopter spotted and shot a grizzly bear near the camp. Later, they found Reeves' bones, and an autopsy on the bear revealed human remains. Wilf Etherington, 51, male September 25, 1973 Wild Banff National Park, Alberta Etherington, a biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service, and a photographer were helping with the relocation of a troublesome grizzly bear in Banff National Park. The bear had been recently trapped and sedated. When the two men approached the bear, it charged and attacked Etherington. Harry Walker, 25, male June 25, 1972 Wild Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Walker was attacked by a bear that was feeding on food that was left out at his campsite near Old Faithful Inn. Harvey Cardinal, 48, male January 14, 1970 Wildnear Fort St. John, British Columbia Cardinal was attacked and partially eaten while hunting near the Doig River. The bear had a gum infection, and was shot and killed.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Lafayette Herbert, 43, male August 26, 1976 Captive Baltimore, Maryland Herbert, who had a history of mental illness, was killed after he climbed into the polar bear enclosure at the Baltimore Zoo. Richard Pernitzky, 18, male January 5, 1975 Wild Inuvik, Northwest Territories Pernitzky was mauled at an Imperial Oil exploration site. The bear was later shot and killed. Richard Hale, 19, male January 19, 1972 Captive Toledo, Ohio Hale's body was found at the bottom of the polar bear grotto at the Toledo Zoo. There was evidence that Hale was under the influence of drugs at the time of his attack.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Jack Ottertail, 53, male October 1, 1968 Wildnear Atikokan, Ontario Ottertail was killed while on a walk. A bear found near the body was shot and killed. Susan Duckitt, 11, female August 8, 1967 Wild near Okanagan Landing, British Columbia Duckitt and a friend were picnicking by Okanagan Lake. They went on a walk up a hill and encountered the bear standing on its hind feet. The girls ran away, and Duckitt was caught. A man tracked down the bear and killed it with six shots. Phyllis Tremper, 3, female September 7, 1966 Captive Prescott, Arizona A pet bear dragged Tremper into its cage at the Ponderosa Trailer Park in Prescott, Arizona. The bear's owner shot and killed it. Vernon Sauvola, 50, male June 26, 1965Wild Aitkin, Minnesota The report claims Sauvola was attacked while he was fishing in a stream, and his body was dragged 60 feet (18 m). Mr. Sauvola was not found for five days, so substantial decomposition had occurred. It is unclear as to whether a bear actually attacked Mr. Sauvola or if a bear scavenged on the body after he died from another cause based on the visual evidence at the scene. Sidney Smith, 26, male September 17, 1964 Wild near Schefferville, Quebec Smith, a technician on a radar line, was attacked by a black bear in a remote area. There was evidence that Smith tried to defend himself with a hunting knife. William Strandberg, 51, male August 16, 1963 Wild near Fairbanks, Alaska A bear killed Strandberg approximately 160 mile (257 km) west of Fairbanks. Strandberg was a member of a prominent Alaskan mining family.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Russell Ringer, 49, male March 31, 1969 Captive Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri Ringer was crushed by his pet bear, which had no teeth or claws, as he entered its cage for a wrestling match at the military base. Julie Helgeson, 19, female August 13, 1967 Wild Glacier National Park, MontanaWhile camping near the Granite Park Chalet, Helgeson was dragged from her tent. Her boyfriend was also severely mauled. This incident became widely known as "Night of the Grizzlies" when two young women were separately attacked in Glacier National Park, Montana, by grizzly bears. Michele Koons, 19, female August 13, 1967 Wild Glacier National Park, Montana Koons was camping with a group at the Trout Lake campsite. A bear invaded their camp, and while other campers climbed trees, Koons was caught in her sleeping bag and killed. This incident became widely known as "Night of the Grizzlies" when two young women were separately attacked in Glacier National Park, Montana, by grizzly bears. Although Helgeson and Koons were killed on the same night, these were separate attacks by different bears approximately 9 mile (14 km) apart. Both bears were killed two nights after their attacks.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Paulosie Meeko, 19, male November 17, 1968 Wild Churchill, Manitoba Meeko's throat was slashed by a polar bear, and he died less than two hours after the attack. The bear was shot by the police.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Lyndon Hooper, 51, male September 6, 1959 Wildnear Cadomin, Alberta Hooper was fishing alone when attacked 20 mile (32 km) from Cadomin, Alberta. His mutilated body was found in a stream. Three days later, a forest ranger shot a bear .5 mile (1 km) from where Hooper's body was recovered. It was later discovered that the bear's stomach contained human hair. Barbara Coates, 7, female August 12, 1958 WildJasper National Park, Alberta While Coates was picking berries outside of her family's Sunwapta Falls cottage, a black bear appeared. Coates ran to the cottage, but the bear chased and mauled her. Andrew Mark Palmer, 3, male August 11, 1953 CaptiveFlagstaff, Arizona While Palmer was playing with his grandparents' pet bear, he was mauled. The bear was shot and killed by a neighbor. Rudolph Gaier, 50, male November 19, 1952 Wild near Anchorage, Alaska Gaier and a black bear were found dead at a remote mountain cabin. An investigator concluded that Gaier shot the bear after it entered his cabin, and before dying, the bear fatally clawed Gaier. Robert Huckins, 18, male September 19, 1952 Captive Crawford Notch State Park, New Hampshire After feeding a bear in its cage, Huckins was chased and killed. The bear also injured three other people, and was eventually shot and killed with thirteen gun shots.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Sam Adams, 45, male October 27, 1958 Wild near Ovando, Montana Adams was missing after hunting near the Continental Divide northeast of Missoula. His rifle was found smashed in three parts. Laboratory studies showed evidence that Adams was in a fight with the bear, which was described as "probably a grizzly". Kenneth Scott, 29, male October 22, 1956 Wild near Augusta, Montana While elk hunting, a hunter in Scott's group was attacked, and the bear was shot and wounded. When they went back to kill the bear, Scott's gun jammed and the bear mauled him. The bear was later killed by another hunter. Paul Lemery, 28, male October 9, 1956 Captive Libertyville, Illinois Lemery, an animal trainer, was attacked when taking a bear out of its cage. He was preparing for a television appearance with the bear. Willies McBride, ?, male September 19, 1955 Wild near Eureka, Alaska McBride was mauled while hunting alone. The bear was not found.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Carol Ann Pomeranky, 3, female July 7, 1948 WildMarquette National Forest, Michigan Pomeranky was taken by a bear outside of her home on the Marquette National Forest (now the Hiawatha National Forest) in Michigan. She was dragged The bear was tracked and killed. Anton Rauch, 59, male August 2, 1945 Captive Chicago, Illinois Rauch, a worker at the Lincoln Park Zoo, was attacked while cleaning the bear's cage. Carl Herrick, 37, male November 23, 1943 Wild West Townshend, Vermont Herrick was hunting in West Townshend, Vermont, and his body was found with a blackened face and scratches. His rifle and bear tracks were nearby. A theory is that Herrick shot the bear and thought it was dead, and was squeezed to death when he approached.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Richard Strand, 8, male September 10, 1945 Captive Seattle, Washington Strand was attacked while playing with a pet bear. The bear also bit a neighbor who attempted to rescue Strand. The bear was taken to Woodland Park Zoo. Richard Havemann, 68, male December 11, 1942 Captive San Diego, California Havemann, an animal trainer, was attacked by a Himalayan brown bear at the San Diego Zoo. Martha Hansen, 45, female August 23, 1942 Wild Yellowstone National Park, WyomingHansen left her cabin to go to the restroom. As she rounded a corner, she surprised a bear and was mauled. Hansen was taken to the hospital and died four days later due to injuries sustained during the attack. Hansen's sister sought, and eventually successfully received compensation for expenses incurred to care for Martha. U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill in 1944 granting the family $1894.95. Thomas Miller, 28, male June 14, 1941 Captive Detroit, Michigan Miller, a carnival employee, was struck on his head by a bear from Canada. The attack occurred when Miller took the bear out of its cage to perform tricks for his wife.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription George Langley, 55, male,James Virtue, 68, male October 15, 1936 CaptiveEllsworth, Maine Langley owned a gas station where he kept the bear. After entering the bear's cage to feed it, Langley and his helper were attacked. The bear was shot and killed. Clarence Staley, 54, male November 11, 1934 Captive Mankato, Minnesota Staley was mauled by a bear that he had raised from a cub. The caged bear attacked Staley when he tried to retrieve a purse that had been dropped inside the bear's cage. William Thomas "Bill" Brown Jr, 64, male November 11, 1934 Captive Pecos County, Texas Brown was killed while trying to recapture a bear from his roadside zoo. A posse shot and killed the bear. Grant Taylor, 11, male October 2, 1933 Captive Brookhaven, New York On his walk home from school, Taylor stopped to feed an apple to a bear tethered in front of an inn. The bear mauled Taylor and crushed him against a wire cage. Motorists stopped and used sticks and stones to try to separate the bear from Taylor. Eventually, a man operating a nearby roadside stand came and shot and killed the bear. An examination revealed that the bear hadn't eaten in two days. The Inn had two bears that were trapped five years previously in the Adirondacks, and were frequently fed by passers by. Both bears were killed. Peter Matthew Ryan, 5, male October 9, 1932 CaptiveAlbion, New York Ryan was attacked after trying to get a close look at a pet bear. The bear was tied to a fence at Mount Albion Cemetery after a truck transporting it broke down. Emerson Joyce, 60, male June 2, 1930 CaptiveWatertown, New York A female black bear who recently had her cubs taken away killed her feeder, Joyce. This occurred at the John C. Thompson Park Zoo.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Charles Wyman, 76, male July 18, 1934 CaptiveDenver, Colorado Wyman, a zookeeper, was attacked by two grizzly bears at the Denver Zoo after spraying them with a water hose. It was speculated that the bears were in a foul mood due to warm weather. The bears were shot. John Macdonald, 70, male October 1932Wildnear Dawson, Yukon Macdonald's mutilated body was initially found in the wilderness 20 mile (32 km) north of Dawson. Macdonald's corpse was moved to a cabin, and before the police arrived, the bear broke into the cabin and scattered the remains. Macdonald was a woodcutter who lived alone in a shack on the Yukon River. Thomas Earl, 56, male July 8, 1932 Captive Cleveland, Ohio Earl, a zookeeper at the Cleveland Brookside Zoo, was mauled by a brown bear when feeding it in its pen. After a vicious struggle, police shot the bear. Earl was also mistakenly shot, but it was determined that he was already dead. Earlier in the day, Earl had been fired from his job.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescriptionOlga Gregorchuk, <10, femaleAugust 29, 1929Wildnear Lac Du Bonnet, ManitobaGregorchuk was minding her four year old brother, Bill Gregorchuk, while their parents were out working the farm. A large (420 pound) black bear chased Olga and her brother into their family's farm house where it knocked the door in, attacked Olga, dragged her out and ate her. By the time her body was found, it had been consumed with the exception of her head. A small gravestone in Red Deer Cemetery, Manitoba, describes the death.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescriptionJack Thayer, 31, maleOctober 16, 1929WildAdmiralty Island, AlaskaThayer, a U. S. Forest Service employee, and Fred Herring, an assistant, encountered a brown bear at close range while conducting a timber survey on southeast Admiralty Island. Thayer shot the bear while Herring retreated to a tree, but the wounded bear mauled Thayer, who died later that evening. Percy Goodair, 52, male September 12, 1929 WildJasper National Park, AlbertaGoodair, a Parks Canada warden, was killed by a bear while patrolling the Tonquin Valley. Joseph B. "Frenchy" Duret, 60, male June 12, 1922 Wild Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness, Montana Duret was attacked and partially devoured by a huge grizzly. Duret crawled 1.5 mile (2 km) back towards his ranch and died in Frenchy Meadow on Slough Creek.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Frank Welch, 61, male September 8, 1916 WildYellowstone National Park, Wyoming Welch was killed at a camp near Sylvan Pass while carrying a load of hay and oats. Men from the camp killed the bear with a dynamite trap. Alleged Bear attack Unknown date prior to February 1914 Wild Helena, MontanaOn February 14, 1914 in the mountains at Jackson's creek 10 miles south of Helena, Montana, a prospector named Pierce reported he found the skeleton of a bear with a bullet wound in its skull along with the dead skeleton of a dog and faded bits of a woman's dress in the bushes; Pierce did not find a body of a woman but believed that the bear had been shot by a female berry picker after the bear had torn the woman's clothing and that the dog had attacked the wounded bear which had killed the dog. Pierce had been prevented for looking for any human remains by a recent snowfall. This story was reprinted in a longer version as "Woman Killed in Battle With Bear" by other newspapers.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Baby Laird, 1, ? October 5, 1908 CaptiveTucson, Arizona After a bear escaped from a cage at Elysian Grove Pleasure Park, Buss Laird ran with her infant child in a go cart. The bear grabbed and killed the baby. John Dicht, 18, male November 24, 1906 Wild Elk County, Pennsylvania Thinking the bear was dead, Dicht began skinning it. The bear immediately awoke and tore off one of Dicht's arms, and then killed him. Mary Porterfield, 3, femaleWillie Porterfield, 5, maleHenry Porterfield, 7, male May 19, 1901 Wild Job, West Virginia The children were gathering flowers near their home when they were attacked. A member of a search party found the remains of the children, and shot and killed the bear.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Phillip Henry Vetter, 37, male September 2, 1892 Wild Near Greybull River, WyomingVetter, a buffalo hunter, had stated to a fellow hunter a week before, that "he would be going out for some bear." A week later, another hunter seeking shelter from rain, investigated his cabin, which had been ransacked by a grizzly bear, and found Vetter dead in the cabin. A newspaper was found which had been written on in blood by Vetter before his death, describing his battle with a grizzly bear, and ending with the words "I'm dying." The hunter and another man, searched for signs of the bear, and found Vetter's hat, two empty rifle casings, and his rifle with a cartridge jammed in its chamber. Vetter was buried in Old Trail Town, Cody, Wyoming.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Frank Devereaux, 52, male September 4, 1883 Wild Cheboygan, MichiganDevereaux and the bear's corpses were found in the woods. There were indications that the bear and man fought each other. Although the article does not mention the species of bear, it is assumed to be a black bear, as this is the only species native to Michigan. John Robinson, ?, male December 29, 1883 Wild Wilkes Barre, PennsylvaniaRobinson's dead body was found near train tracks. There was evidence of bear tracks and a "terrible struggle". John Dennison, 82, male June 1881 WildAlgonquin Provincial Park, Ontario This was Ontario's first recorded fatal black bear attack. Dennison was inspecting his bear traps on Lake Opeongo, in what is now part of Algonquin Park. After discovering a bear caught in the trap a struggle between the two ensued, ending in both their deaths.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription "Old Ike," ?, male June 1886 Wild Salmon River, Idaho One of the most successful bear hunters, he killed over 100 grizzlies during the 1800s. In June 1886, he wounded a grizzly bear near the headwaters of the Salmon River, but not enough to cripple the animal. After pursuing it into a dense stand of trees, he was attacked by the bear and mauled, with the bear biting into his chest—crushing his entire chest with one bite. The bear was driven off by his companions. Richard Wilson, ?, male July 1885 Wild Sedona, Arizona A bear hunter, Wilson was hunting grizzly bears and shot one near Oak Creek, Arizona. He followed the bear into a thicket and was attacked. He tried to escape by climbing a tree, but the bear pulled him down and killed him.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription Charles Henry Gates, 35, male August 30, 1863 Wild Cache County, UtahGates was hunting a grizzly bear that escaped from a trap and was mauled. In 2004, the descendants of Gates placed a new headstone at his gravesite.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription John "Grizzly" Adams, 43, male 1855 Wild Sierra Nevada, California A professional trapper and trainer of wild animals, he was badly injured dislodging his scalp and leaving a silver dollar hole in his head. He died in 1860 from complications of his scalp wound. Andrew Whitley "Andy" Sublette, 46, male December 19, 1853 Wild Santa Monica, California An experienced bear hunter who hunted and killed many bears, Sublette shot and wounded a bear after being separated from his hunting party near present day Santa Monica in 1854. He was then mauled but stabbed the bear to death with his knife and with the help of his dog. His dog survived, but Sublette died seven days later owing to his injuries.

Name, age, sexDateTypeLocationDescription "Son of Mr. Leach," 8, male August 1784 Wild Moultonborough, New Hampshire The child was sent to a pasture with a horse and was attacked by a three year old bear. Leach, on arrival finding the bear holding his son by the throat, struck the bear with a stake. The bear withdrew, dragging the boy with him. A search was mounted the next day, and the corpse of the boy was discovered partially devoured. The bear rose from behind a nearby log and was killed by three gunshots.