The morning sun illuminates the Grand Tetons, Aug. 26, 2016, in Grand Teton National Park, north of Jackson Hole, Wyo. A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a man in western Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, prompting closure of a mountain there Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
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Surprise grizzly attack prompts closure of a mountain in Grand Teton
The statement did not detail the man's injuries or say how he encountered the bear. Park officials closed a trail and the road to an overlook atop the 7,700-foot (2,300-meter) mountain.