The National Park Service is currently looking into an incident where a woman was caught on video walking up to a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park to take a picture of the animal.
Footage shows a woman who wasn’t identified in the park’s Roaring Mountain parking lot approaching a female bear with her two cubs. Suddenly, the animal runs toward her.
The woman allegedly disregarded the park rule that states that visitors need to stay within 100 yards of bears, USA Today reported.
Darcie Addington, a visitor who filmed the May 10 incident from her car, shared that the woman was told to stay away from the animal.
“It was terrifying,” Addington said.
In an ongoing investigation, rangers are currently looking for the woman in the footage. The report says that the woman is described as white in her mid-30s with brown hair and wearing black clothing.
Officials at Yellowstone National Park confirm that an average of one bear attack happens each year. Park rangers say visitors should never feed bears and drive away if a bear approaches their vehicle to avoid these attacks.
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In 2011 and 2015, three people were killed by bears inside the park.
Officials say if you were around Roaring Mountain on May 10, 2021 at 4:45PM, or you have information that could help, you should contact the NPS Investigative Services Branch at:
Call or Text: 888-653-0009
Online: www.nps.gov/ISB
Email: nps_isb@nps.gov
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