Grizzly bear in fatal Montana attack was guarding food cache
In this April, 15, 2021, file photo provided by the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, officers from the sheriff's office and the West Yellowstone Police Department are seen near the scene of a grizzly bear mauling just outside Yellowstone National Park. Charles "Carl" Mock, 40, of West Yellowstone, died on April 17 of injuries sustained in the attack. (Gallatin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
HELENA (AP) — A grizzly bear that fatally mauled a Montana man near Yellowstone National Park this spring likely was defending a moose carcass and may have continued to aggressively guard the cache — including by charging at rescuers and investigators — because of a recent fight with another grizzly, investigators theorized.
Charles "Carl" Mock, 40, of West Yellowstone, was attacked by the bear near the Baker's Hole Campground, about 2...
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