Brown Bear
| Name, age, gender | Date | Species | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Adams, 32, Male | 01976-09-12September 12, 1976 | Brown | Southern Alberta | While hunting alone for sheep west of Pincher Creek in Southern Alberta, Adams was mauled by a grizzly bear. Adams was found by two other hunters, and died when rescuers were removing him from the area. |
| Mary Pat Mahoney, 22, female | 01976-09-23September 23, 1976 | Brown | Glacier National Park (U.S.) | Mahoney was dragged from a tent and killed at Many Glacier campground. Rangers killed two grizzly bears in the area a few hours after the attack. |
| Alan Precup, 25, male | 01976-09-01September 1976 | Brown | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska | Precup did not return after backpacking in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Days later, searchers found his campsite with his bare skeleton, one intact hand, and both feet still booted. |
| Barbara Chapman, 24, female | 01976-07-24July 24, 1976 | Brown | Glacier National Park (Canada) | While hiking with a friend in British Columbia's Glacier National Park, Chapman rounded a bend to find a grizzly bear charging. The bear first attacked Chapman's friend, who initially resisted, but left him alone after he played dead. The bear then attacked Chapman, who fought back and was quickly killed. Chapman's friend sustained serious injuries, but was able to hike out for help. The grizzly bear that attacked and her three cubs were soon found and killed. |
| Jay Reeves, 38, male | 01973-08-01August 1, 1973 | Brown | Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska | Reeves was camping alone on the Alaskan Peninsula, near Cold Bay. A fisherman discovered a camp that looked like it was damaged by a bear, and found only Reeves' shoes. A helicopter spotted and shot a grizzly bear near the camp. Later, they found Reeves' remains, and an autopsy on the bear revealed human remains. |
| Wilf Etherington, 51, male | 01973-09-25September 25, 1973 | Brown | Banff National Park | Etherington, a biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service, and a photographer were helping with the relocation of a troublesome grizzly bear in Banff National Park. The bear had been recently trapped and sedated. When the two men approached the bear, it charged and attacked Etherington. |
| Harry Walker, 25, male | 01972-06-25June 25, 1972 | Brown | Yellowstone National Park | Walker was attacked by a bear that was feeding on food that was left out at his campsite near Old Faithful Inn. |
| Harvey Cardinal, 40, male | 01970-01-15January 15, 1970 | Brown | near Fort St. John, British Columbia | Cardinal was attacked and partially eaten while hunting near the Doig River. The bear had a gum infection, and was shot and killed. |
Read more about this topic: List Of Fatal Bear Attacks In North America, 1970s
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