FILE: Hiking trail on the east side of Glacier National Park, Montana. (Photo by: Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
A missing hiker was found dead in Montana’s Glacier National Park Wednesday after a suspected bear attack.
According to the National Park Service, it’s the first fatal bear attack in the park in nearly 30 years.
Glacier National Park bear attack
What we know:
NPS said the victim was found at noon Wednesday, about 2.5 miles up and 50 feet off the Mt. Brown Trail in a densely wooded area with downed trees. The male hiker’s injuries are consistent with a "bear encounter," officials said.
What we don't know:
NPS hasn’t released the man’s name yet, but authorities were searching this week for Anthony Pollio, a 33-year-old Florida man who went missing after planning a hike in the park.
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Pollio said he had planned to hike to the Mt. Brown Fire Lookout. His last known communication was sent around 8:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 3.
Dig deeper:
According to the park service, the last fatal bear attack in Glacier National Park was in 1998 in the Two Medicine Valley. The last time someone was injured by a bear in the park was August 2025.
What's next:
The section of trail where the victim was found is closed until further notice.
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Yellowstone National Park bear attack
The fatal Glacier National Park encounter comes just days after two hikers were injured in a bear attack at Yellowstone National Park. The park said the attack happened on the Mystic Falls Trail near Old Faithful, but they didn’t release the extent of the hikers’ injuries or say how many bears were involved.
RELATED: Bear attack at Yellowstone injures 2 hikers
The park has temporarily closed the following areas while they investigate the attack.
- Fairy Falls Trail north of the Grand Prismatic Overlook
- Sentinel Meadows Trail
- Imperial Meadows Trail
- Fairy Creek Trail
- Summit Lake Trail
- Backcountry campsites OG1, OD1, OD2, OD3, OD4, OD5
- Fishing along the Firehole River and associated tributaries within the closure area
The last bear attack at Yellowstone happened in September 2025, and the last time a visitor was killed by a bear in the park was in 2015.
The Source: This article includes information from the National Park Service and previous FOX Local reporting. FOX’s Chris Williams and Megan Ziegler contributed.