
In this photo provided by the Gallatin County, Mont., 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 h…
September 12, 2023
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September 12, 2023 12:45 p.m.
Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear is doing well but has long recovery ahead, family says
One of the two hunters shot at the bear and it left the area, said Morgan Jacobsen, a spokesperson for Montana's wildlife department