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CRIME NEWS
A 911 caller found his friend’s body and thought he was the victim of a bear attack. Police now say it was a homicide
Dustin Kjersem’s battered body was discovered October 12 in a tent near Big Sky, Montana. A 911 caller said it looked like a bear attack. But police now suspect Kjersem was murdered.
Griz charges hunter in Gallatin Range; black bear attacks man inside Colorado home
Two recent incidents involving bears made headlines after close encounters with people.One occurred in near Big Sky, Montana, and the other in Lake City, Colorado.According to a press release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, its staff responded to a reported encounter between a hunter and a grizzly bear on Saturday, Oct. 7.The hunter was in the backcountry south of Hidden Lakes in the Gallatin Range when he saw a grizzly bear and two large cubs at close range. The hunter climbed a tree to avoid the bear, but the bear charged at the hunter. The hunter shot and injured...