A grizzly bear encounter ended up deadly over the weekend at a park in Alaska, the National Park Service said on Tuesday.
Details around the attack, as well as the identification of the hunter, were not yet released pending an investigation, the park said.
The service said the fatal encounter is the first of its kind that occurred in the park since it was established in 1980 and officials encouraged people to be cautious when visiting.
"Visitors are encouraged to be Bear Aware when traveling in the backcountry and take precautions such as carrying bear spray and using Bear Resistant Food Containers (BRFC)," park officials said in the statement following the incident.
Details about the grizzly bear were not provided in the statement.
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