Park Officials Identify Man Killed By Grizzly Bear Last Week
A Billings, Mont., man was the victim of an attack by a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park last week, according to a news release from the park on Monday.
Lance Crosby, 63, was found dead about about noon Friday about a half-mile from the Elephant Back Loop Trail near Lake Village.
Crosby was a long-term seasonal employee of Medcor, the company that operates three urgent care clinics in the park. He had worked and live in Yellowstone for five seasons and was an experienced hiker.
Preliminary results in the ongoing investigation show he was attacked by at least one grizzly bear. His body was partially consumed and covered and the partial tracks at the scene indicate an adult female grizzly and at least one cub-of-the-year were likely involved. Investigators have identified what appear to be defensive wounds on Crosby's forearms. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.