Montana man mauled by grizzly has long recovery
Sheriff Search and Rescue, members of the search and rescue team hook up rope hanging from a rescue helicopter to a basket holding Rudy Noorlander after Noorlander was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off his lower jaw, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. The attack happened in the Custer Gallatin National Forest about 55 miles north of Yellowstone National Park. Noorlander remained hospitalized, Monday, Sept. 11. His daughter said he's doing well, but is expected to be there through October for surgeries. (Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue via AP)
A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off his lower jaw is doing well at a hospital in Salt Lake City but has a long recovery ahead, his family said Monday.
Rudy Noorlander, the owner of a snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle rental business in Big Sky, "is projected to be in the hospital for surgeries until October" after the attack last Friday, his daughter KateLynn Davis said via Facebook...
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