BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Newly released recordings of 911 calls from hikers who came upon a fatal bear mauling in Yellowstone National Park reveal a harrowing scene in which the hikers heard a bear’s roar and a couple screaming before the man went silent and the woman continued to yell for help.
Authorities released the recordings Tuesday along with a report from investigators that concluded the couple’s screaming and running possibly triggered the mauling of 57-year-old Brian
Matayoshi.
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