Bear killed two kilometers from the city
Washington, July 10 (IANS)| Officials in the US state of Montana have said the bear was shot by wildlife officials earlier this week. Officials believe a female tourist was killed by a bear earlier this week. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in a statement Friday that the bear was killed less than two miles from downtown Owando.
Details of the attack released by the agency two days ago indicated that the bear entered Owando on Tuesday morning, Xinhua news agency reported. The bear later pulled the victim out of her tent and killed her. Experts laid a trap in the second coop on Thursday. The bear came there and was shot.
According to the agency, he used night vision technology to assist in shooting the bear. Bear experts said earlier this week that they believed the bear was a male of about 181 kilograms. Authorities searched for the bear by helicopter and on the ground for several days after the tragedy. Montana newspaper The Great Falls Tribune reported that the victim of the attack has been identified as Leah Davis Lokan, 65, of California.
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