A girl has been discovered lifeless after a suspected grizzly bear assault within the US. 

She was discovered on Saturday in Montana on a path west of Yellowstone National Park "following an apparent bear encounter", officers from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks stated.

Investigators discovered grizzly bear tracks on the scene however didn't affirm the reason for dying in a press release on Sunday.

The investigation is constant.

Rangers issued an emergency closure of the world the place the girl was discovered, which is well-liked with hikers.

The division warned guests final week that employees had confirmed grizzly bear sightings all through Montana, "particularly in areas between the Northern Continental Divide and the Great Yellowstone ecosystems".

They urged these tenting and visiting parks to hold bear spray, retailer their meals correctly and take care of garbage effectively.

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Deaths brought on by grizzly bears are exceptionally uncommon.

But the latest assault comes amid an increase in Montana's grizzly bear inhabitants and a number of other deaths related to the animals lately.

In March 2022, a 40-year-old man was killed after an assault additionally in Yellowstone National Park, whereas a 51-year-old man survived a separate assault in October 2022 in Montana's Glacier National Park.

In July 2021, a 65-year-old lady was killed by a bear authorities stated had been "food-conditioned".

In April of the identical yr, an space information was killed by a grizzly bear whereas fishing alongside the Yellowstone National Park border.

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