Glacier Park's: Night of the Grizzlies | PBS Documentary ⁷²⁰ᵖ 

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The helicopter pilot John Westover is my grandfather 😊

WOW!!! iI came accross this documentary by accident and was totally captivated. Being from Africa where we do not know bears at all, I did not realise what dangerous but magnificent animals they are. A very sad tale, but that just shows us again that wild animals are just that - wild - and should always be respected

That moment he said he held her hand and realized how important human touch is… so profound. So true. We are all human. The fact there was a tracker, a doctor, a surgeon and a preacher there isn’t lost on me.

That helicopter pilot should have gotten some kind of medal. He was incredibly brave risking his life to save them.

My brother and I spent every summer from 1973 through 1976 climbing mountains in the American and Canadian Rockies. We spent many nights in the Glacier Backcountry and had one experience with a Grizzly. The Male bear followed us around Gunsite Lake Area while we fished and camped. All of our food scraps consisted of the fish entrails left over from our almost daily fish catch. We would always pack those scraps at least 5 miles from our different bivwak areas. The bear would frequently visit our camping area and the nitetime visits would raise the hair on your neck. As the bear seemed to grow bolder we decided to vacate this area. A book purchased at the park in 1973, explaining these attacks, was always in my Kelty backpack. I still have that book and to this day continue to pray for these young lost souls!

I remember this so well! I was 15 years old and living in Great Falls, Montana with my family when this happened. My aunt, uncle and cousin came to visit from California and we were all vacationing together in Glacier Park the day after. We camped at Apgar campground and my relatives stayed at Lake MacDonald Lodge. As soon as we set up our camp, we joined them at the Lodge and that’s when we heard about it. The employees at the Lodge were having a memorial for the girls and new signs were posted everywhere about the grizzlies. We’d camped every summer at the Park since I was 11 years old. We’d visited the park at that time while still living in Oklahoma and my Dad fell in love with Montana, so we moved. My aunt was complaining about all of the smoke and that she thought she wasn’t going to see any “smog” since leaving California! I explained that it was a very dry year and that lightning started fires in the higher elevations and that was thought to have contributed to the bears being driven into areas where more people were. I had never seen fires in Glacier Park before, except for campfires. But the smoke wasn’t the heaviest thing hanging over the park. The concern and sadness of the employees was palpable everywhere. The stories I heard were almost identical to this video. Then, later, the newspapers reported more. There was also a young man from Columbia Falls who was mauled by a grizzly who I thought was one of the 2 party’s mentioned here. But after 54 years, my memory may have merged the stories together. He was bitten in the buttock and part of his scalp was torn off but he survived. I think it happened the same summer in the western part of the park but I can’t be sure. I remember hearing that one of the party’s had a small dog with them and left their food lying around and the other one hung their food from a tree, as they were supposed to. Both groups were “off trail” instead of camping in the campgrounds. I’d heard about the unzipped sleeping bag and one of the girls being pulled from her sleeping bag by the arm and the horrible comments she made before she died, as mentioned here. Their stories have never left me. Whenever I’ve camped, I’ve been reminded to keep my camp clean of any food, burn my trash, store my food in the car under blankets and not have any food packaging or grocery bags visible in it. Bears have learned what food is stored in & can peel a car open like a tin can if they see a brown grocery bag! After moving to California and camping in Yosemite and Sequoia, the bears are “well educated” as to human food storage! The main thing to remember is that you want it as far away from your tent and hidden in the car as possible. A car can be replaced! I never camp under the stars or off trail. I stay in campgrounds near people. But once when I was in Sequoia, I stayed in a housekeeping cabin. It had a potbellied stove on the patio for cooking your food. I still kept my site clean and stored my food in the car. But the people in the cabin next to me left a skillet with bacon fat on their potbelly stove overnight. The racket that bear made, trashing their patio just inches from our doors woke everyone! Everyone started making so much noise, we finally scared it off! There were no cell phones back then & no phones in the cabins to call for help! We not only need to be aware for our own safety but also for others. As nice as our National Parks are, they’re still inhabited by wild animals!

This is definitely one of those where you're half way through it asking yourself "why the hell am I watching this" but can't/don't seem to wanna go away from it.

I was camping that night in Apgar Campground, Glacier National Park in 1967. I remember how different the air felt to me, and the lighting storm. I saw the helicopters.

I've seen other documentaries on this bizarre and tragic occurance, and I've read the book, as well. Imo, this is by far the best treatment of that terrifying night and its ramifications for bear management in our wild lands. I worked as a seasonal ranger for four summer at Yellowstone and saw many grizzlies during that time. I'll never forget my first sighting of this magnificent and terrifying creature -- It was a life-changing experience and a reminder that we humans are not as all-powerful as we often pretend to be.

We get mesmerized with how beautiful and glorious the wilderness is. Yet we forget how dangerous and cruel it becomes.

This was such a well done documentary and treated those directly involved with great respect. To hear the survivors and officials tell the story in their own words was chilling.

Imagine being one of the first female Park Rangers _ever,_ and then this happens on your first day escorting a group of tourists. And you’re only there because the male rangers gave you the “easy” job.

America and Canada are very beautiful countries. I wanna visit them some day. Be proud of ur nature. Bears are awesome.

I was shocked at how fast grizzlys run for such big lumbering animals. I saw one running on video after a van . You'd never out run one .

this reminds me of a discussion with a man in South Africa about the stupidity of people there too - taking pictures of wildlife, he told me of a Korean woman taking a flash picture of her friend of a massive bull elephant ( who was on the other side of a fence ) - the light spooked him and he charged right through the fence and killed them both.....also another guy who stopped for a smoke and got out of his vehicle in a wildlife park - he walks to a rock - and disappears seconds later by a lion who was there - you can't fix stupid

This sounds like an 80s horror movie, I can only imagine what everyone involved had gone through that night.. My sincere prayers to the victims and their families.

Camping in South Lake Tahoe, I had mistakenly left an empty cup (that had had Gatorade in it) in my boot right outside my tent when I crawled into my sleeping bag. In the middle of the night I woke up to a huge black bear sniffing and licking my face through the tent. 😳 My eyes just opened wide and I held my breath, I looked over and my friend laying next to me was awake and her eyes were as big as saucers too. We made no sound. I knew instantly it was a bear. The bear snorted around me for a minute and proceeded to break into our camp and eat everything we had. We watched through a hole in the zipper. It was terrifying but since there was food around, the bear didn’t care about us. I was amazed to watch him open car door, open ice chests and use his claws tp zip open a pound block of cheese and just devour it. They are amazingly dexterous. After it ate, it moved on. Amazing experience but totally my fault. Also, Ca black bears climb trees and can easily outrun a human. I don’t know what else I could have done if it decided to eat me?

I live in Montana. Bears here are no joke. Self protection and risk factor do come into play when camping.

This story will be embedded in my memory forever.

Thank you for making this documentary available.

I'm terrified of grizzly bears. Partly due to this documentary. Also I used to hike and camp in Jasper National Park. I never forgot about the playing dead thing, how horrible to lie there wrongly playing dead while it eats you. How important it is to recognize what kind of bear and what mood it's in. Pretty sure I'd just have a heart attack immediately anyway.

OnlyGoodShhh; Thank you for sharing this Documentary. I can vaguely remember this incident when it happened, what terror gripped the heart of the nation. I was 22 years old at the time and felt so insignificant. Those two young ladies were taken far too early from their families and friends. My heart goes out to the surviving family members of these young ladies and to all that were affected that night and every day and night since. May they RIP with God.

That summer of 67 I was turning nine, my family had vacationed at WhiteFish lake, due west of Glacier Park. In preceding yrs. until 1976 we continually did the same. Since then I have lived in Wyoming. not far from Yellowstone pk. Over the last forty some yrs l have viewed dozens of Grizzly bears in the wild, @ zoo's. As a friend was told by a Ranger at YSNP people tend to forget these animals are "WILD", they are not caged, and then set free each day. They are living in thier native element. The action taken by the individuals on August 13th-15th, 1967 were heroic, courageous, and totally unselfish, in time of crisis. To this day I am still shocked that the event happened the way it did. The book is an excellent read and thorough factual account of the event. Thank you for your excellent presentation of this event.🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇸

Can't believe I have never heard this story before. Thanks for sharing, cause I know that I'll never forget it. God bless and God rest there souls

GREAT JOB, AND THE PILOT, WOW, YOU'RE SOMETHING ELSE 👍🏼

What a sad story!! It was the perfect storm, people feeding bears, trash everywhere and injured bears from the trash. I feel so sorry for the two women who lost their lives in such a horrific way, I can NOT imagine!! Glad that this started the change in how we treated bears and trash and feeding. Such a blessing that Michele niece was born the anniversary of her death, like she sent her niece to her family!! God Bless all involved a scary scary time!!

What an absolute tragedy!!! I am so sorry for the family's loss!!! Just heartbreaking!! May the girls rest in peace!!!!!

Those poor people didn’t stand a chance... It was THE perfect storm between people and bears in Glacier Park...

Oh my gosh, didn't know there was a documentary on this. Went to Glacier this summer, bought the book and just read it a few weeks ago. And now this, the icing on the cake. Thanks so much for sharing!

Great doc. I can't believe this hasn't been made into a film. It's already completely written for them. No embellishment of any kind needed. I'm listening to the audiobook now and definitely recommend it. You get a much greater sense of how human behavior led to this, by making the local bears completely unafraid of people.

I worked at GNP the summer of 1974. It was the thing, back then, to pass around the book...all of us that worked at Lake McDonald that year wound up reading, "The Night of the Grizzlies." And even before those readings, we knew NOT to hike alone.

Such an unforgettable account of the beauty and dangers of nature and the heroic beauty of people working to save others.

Thank you so much for sharing this video! Truly astounding!

Thank you for sharing this documentary.

My heart aches at the sight of Michele’s parents. What a beautiful and humble couple. Prayers for their suffering. God sustain and preserve their hearts.

Thank you for the posting. In late June 1980, thirteen years after the summer of 1967, I visited Glacier National Park as a young college student. At Lake McDonald Lodge, I picked up a hitch hiking summer employee. We had a great afternoon with her. Bears were a big part of our conversations. Three weeks later, she (Jane Ammerman) and her boyfriend were killed and partially consumed by a grizzly bear. That fall, there was another death due to bear attack. Trying to understand these bears has become a consuming interest. Thank you again.

Thank you for posting. This is the first time I heard of this incident. In 1979, my husband and I hiked to Trout Lake and encountered a grizzly eating berries about 30 ft off the trail. Fortunately, it knew we were coming because I had been singing silly songs very loudly. We watched each other as my husband and I slowly deviated a short distance from the trail to give it more space. It was very scary, but what a wonderful experience!

Thank you for sharing. I have watched this previously. I came back as bears are coming out of hibernation early.. So many heroic people that night. RIP Young Ladies. Peace to the families who will always miss you..

Such tragedy and breathtaking scenic beauty. Listen to your locals, folks. Great video. RIP to the victims. Blessed are the heroes. Thank you.

Did not anticipate that I’d be crying at some point in this documentary. If not for some incredible people working together, there’d have been more deaths. Quite a film. God bless the ones involved. RIP to the lost.

It was tragic what happened to those two women in 1967, but I do not and will never call the bears that mauled them to death murderers. They were just bears doing what bears do. As we have seen in this video, both of those bears were desperate and in horrible pain because of a lack of food and foraging through trash left by human beings. In some ways I feel equally sad for the bears that were killed in the aftermath of the attacks. Once again a species paid the price for the mistakes of humans in their territory.

This is a learning video for sure. Tragic but so informative on a personal level. All the well spoken individuals involved was very moving! Rest in peace Julie❤

The problem of bears raiding garbage from trash pits like they did in this documentary still happens. After I had graduated from High School(1996) I went to work at a large Ranch that had more than a dozen cabins that were rented out by the week to people from all over the US. This Ranch was in Wyoming and we had an amazing view of the Grand Tetons from most of the cabins. Most of the staff that worked there were from Georgia and a couple for California and New York. I was the only local since I was from Idaho. It was an amazing experience and was a lot like getting paid to take a vacation because we lived onsite and had most of the day to go hiking, rafting or horse riding. However, around August we started to have a brown bear problem. This was because we didn't have bear proof food garbage containers. We had standard dumpsters behind the lodge which is where all the meals were served and these dumpsters where taken to the ranch's open garbage pit. The pit was across the main road and not far from where the wranglers and horses were housed. The wranglers were responsible for burning the pits once a week when the guests rotated out. This is where the bears first showed up and the burning days went from once a week to twice a week. We also started to see the bears where the main lodge and the cabins were. The bears became so fearless that the head cook insisted on carrying a gun with him at all time. The tipping point for the owners to buy a bear proof dumpster happened after one of the bears showed up on poker night and sat outside the lodges game room. The game room had huge windows on each wall and glass doors(that were generally open on poker night) and the bear sat on boardwalk outside the glass doors watching them play. I can remember cleaning the paw prints and nose prints off the glass the next day. We were very lucky that nobody got hurt before the bears were removed. Towards the end the bears were getting aggressive and would charge towards the wranglers when they came down with new trash or would come to burn the trash already there. The next year I went to work at a different ranch. This ranch was in actual grizzly bear territory and there were signs everywhere on the way into the ranch letting people know that they were entering protected grizzly habitat. The whole time I was at this ranch we never had a problem with the bears. The moose were more of a problem and were known to chase people.

Thank you for posting this! I read the book in the 1970s and it scared the heck out of me...got another copy a few years ago and reread it, and have been looking online periodically for the documentary. Thanks again!

49:08 - Utter and total respect for you sir for flying that helicopter. Total respect! ♥

Pro-tip: Do not read this book on the way to visit Glacier National Park when you’re going to be hiking solo. Was not my smartest idea lol

I can't get enough of this story. I have the ultimate respect for all thats involved. Just here paying my respects

Thank u soooooo much I have been trying to find this!!!!! Happy Thanksgiving

The stupidity to stay at that campsite despite knowing a grizzly bear was there and had no fear smh

This is a window into the past, people felt differently about safety back then, I cannot comment to much on this sad but fascinating documentary as I’m from the U.K. and have not had the pleasure of seeing this beautiful place, but I am interested in bears and I would never ever sleep outside where bears roam, full respect for the pilot, the poor girls just unthinkable

Absolutely incredible story. Thank you so much for sharing this!

Thanks so much for sharing this. Great video I learned a lot. Awesome footage on bears. 👍

This is so sad and unfortunate, I live in Montana and I’ve never understood driving through Yellowstone and seeing people outside their vehicles taking pictures only a few feet away from these massive creatures, I mean would you just hop over the enclosure at the zoo to take pictures? I’ll always remember the park ranger in the lodge explaining to a tourist that unless your a hell of a good shot and can hit a moving target without pissing yourself first your gun will be useless against a grizzly, if it wants you it will find a way to get you.

This was essentially a combat battlefield with medical aid station. Thank God for a priest on hand, two doctors, a nurse, an expert wilderness guide, communications, and a decorated combat helicopter pilot. It was horrible, but could have been much worse.

THANK YOU for sharing this!!!!

Thank you for sharing this excellent documentary! My sister was born in July of 1967! I find it very interesting that all this happened in August of 1967. I am 56 years old, and never heard about this incident until watching this documentary. I heard the phrase in connection to a fictionalized movie, which has since had it's name changed as to not be confused with this historical event. I went looking for that movie, and found this documentary. That particular movie IS also about a problem bear, misidentified as a "black bear" but is in fact a grizzly bear. All of God's creatures were given intelligence, for which mankind gives very little respect, always thinking that "he is the superior being" on the planet. In actuality, we lost any superiority when Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden with her husband, Adam. The earth then became cursed, and then became subject to decay. However, the animals, until the Flood with Noah, continued to live long lives, thrive and not fear humans. It was only after the Great Flood that God gave Noah and his family permission to "eat the animals," that the animals then developed a natural fear of mankind. Until then, God had designed all mankind and animals different varieties of plants and fruits and nuts to eat, as specified in Genesis 1:27-30. You can read for yourselves. Originally, before sin entered into the world, mankind was designed to be vegetarians, as were the animals too. It was God who sacrificed the first animal, for clothing for Adam and Eve, a blood sacrifice for their sin. It was a symbolic promise of the Savior--as spoken of in Genesis 3:15-20, who would someday come. Even though mankind's lifespans have been limited by banned access to the tree of life, likewise the animals were banned too after this point. Their lifespans were also then limited after the flood. Through entropy, man's continuing to sin, HE has lost much in intellectual functioning of the brain. Ancient mankind built monuments, ancient structures today's civil engineers cannot figure out how to minic, or build. Ancient mankind lived a long lifespan, had little use for writing, and for books. They had little use for vehicles. They were healthier and could run and walk faster than today's humans. As history, and archeology proves, man only invents and builds when HE has a need for something. Therefore our technology of today, would be useless to the men of ancient times. This DOES NOT MEAN THEY LACKED HIGH IQ'S! WHICH IS A MISNOMER AMONGST ANTHROPOLOGISTS! HOW VERY, ETHNOCENTRISTIC OF AN IDEA--since we ourselves would not be here, if ancient man were really stupid. Like wise, the animals are always presumed to be survivors, instead of being credited with any kind of intelligence. If animals are mere survivors, then mankind are the abusers--rightly so, we can expect clashes. I feel sorry for animals injured by humans and left to suffer. In Oregon, hunters here have illegally shot bull moose, leaving an arrow in it's neck, only to have it survive! Wild life officers had to dart it to have vets examine it. They tracked this poor animal for two years, who obviously lived in misery! There have been male Elk, left in this condition. Also Bald Eagles, and various other creatures so irreverently treated. Some of these animals/birds survive their wounds, and are discovered, and then have to be cared for--or worse, have to be put down. God created the earth, sea, it's creatures, and animals, THEN mankind. He placed mankind to be keepers of the earth and it's creatures. To be "stewards of the planet." What have WE done to this planet? We are killing the creatures, and polluting the planet, and in the end, destroying ourselves. Finally when God has had enough, HE will end it. I am thankful that while we are still here, there are those who do understand the rightful place of wild animals, and respect them. Thanks for this documentary. I am so sorry for the loss of those young people. Grateful that they understand what really happened, and moved on with their lives. God bless the parents of the lost children. In peace M. from Oregon

one of the heros in this story is steve pierre. you kind of expect wartime aviators to be fearless. thats what they do. truely exceptional people, gifted, confident, courageous, fit, and ready. the night flight was more than hazardous. steve was joe blow. a native american who knew the danger. unarmed with a tub of coals he led a courageous group of volunteers on a rescue mission in the dark of night. i try to find out whatever happened to him. google brings up sports idiots. if anyone knows what happened to him and if he is still alive i would like to thank him for his bravery and concern for others!

thank you for posting this.

thanks for uploading and sharing, best documentary ive seen in a while, thanks

We cannot put all blame on animals in the wild. I really enjoyed this video to really show wildlife and how to respect and separate humans and wildlife, give them their respected space and distance.

I have such respect for the First People of our land. I live in Montana, too! I have always had great love for our First People.

I read the book of the same title, over 35 years ago. A bestseller of 1969/70. Jack Olsen (RIP) did a wonderful job putting that read together masterfully. If I remember correctly, it started off as a magazine article for Sports Illustrated. Jack later turned it into a book. I still spend time in Glacier, photographing the great bear. I was there for the 50th anniversary of it. That was a strange night's campfire. I often share this story when guiding folks in both lower 48 bear-ecosystems the GYE & NCDE. Sharing the silvertip history of the Craighead brothers in Yellowstone and the "Night of the Grizzlies" event from Glacier NP. Between the Walker case in Yellowstone and this case in Glacier. This event and the time period of 1967, 1968 & 1969 gave us our very first grizzly bear related lawsuits against the US government. This all is well documented in a book called Engineering Eden. Another wonderful read. And remember to be Bear Aware! Carry two cans of bear spray and know how to use it, before you go. Loving and respecting the great bear thru life, is awesome.

Thank you so much for sharing this video

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting. Never heard this story before.

My close encounter was in Denali. Two weeks in the Fall they let people drive back on their own, IDK if they still do, but a lot of photographers would go at that time. Seen some amazing and thrilling sites. One time we hiked down to the lake and sat talking, on the way back there was a clearing spot full of mud puddles, we hadn't gone through it on our way to the lake, we looked down and right in front of us, seen a huge paw print filling up with water! We just looked at each other and could not speak, I could barely move, but we had to get back to the truck up on the road, to do that we had to go uphill through nothing but thick alders. I was numb, thinking this was it! I really don't think either of us were breathing, I couldn't blink at first and my eyes were filled with water. We made it to the road and the truck was about another 100 feet, I was never so relieved in my life when we got in there. Never seen the bear, a good thing, there had to have been several guardian angels around us! Praise Yaweh! Thank you for sharing video:)

oh man, this DOCUMENTARY IS BEAUTIFUL. It gives that chilly vibe and nostalgic... you are the ONLY ONE who shared this masterpiece, thank you so much! Ive been looking for it everywhere, and i did not find it, besides the pbs website asking for a complicated donation system to watch it. Not even for the money, they just made so hard to pay and everything so its way better here, ANYWAY THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR

I just finished reading the book. Excited that this is available to watch. Terrible tragedy.

A few years ago my wife and I were driving out of a campground when we saw a HUGE bear rummaging through a compost heap. It was unbelievably massive! We continued driving and about a half mile up the road a female jogger with a Walkman on was trotting nonchalantly down the path. We pulled over and tried to warn her. Ironically (or stupidly) she seemed terrified that I had pulled over and rolled down my window! The fear in her eyes was unmistakable......I guess a strange man pulling over is cause for alarm....but after we told her about the bear she seemed relieved and continued on her way in the bear's direction, not a care in the world. It appears to me there is some kind of "disconnect" (nothing will happen to me) attitude.....it was bizarre. My wife and I continued on and prayed she didn't encounter that beast. To us, it might as well been a dinosaur, I have never seen anything that large. Until you see one up close, it's astonishing how incredibly large these animals are!

Thank you so much. Read Olsen´s book and have been looking for this for ages

Great compelling video this was... Thanks...

Movies like Grizzly Falls etc have given people the impression that they can be loving and friendly towards humans ..but they are not. Show them a healthy respect and love them from a great distance or inside a vehicle .

The bears are a beautiful creature to be admired from safe distances as all wild animals should. What a terrible tragedy for these young persons.

Most people spend their lives remaining ignorant of the world around them. Then in an emergency they expect someone else to solve their problem. The results are always sad and life changing

Thank you for very much for posting this frightening fascinating story that I had learned about in reading Steve Olsen's book by the same name. Although an exceptionally well written account, only a documentary like this can introduce us tp the actual people who experienced the events Greatly appreciate the time and trouble you took to share this amazingly balanced and educational presentation.

Thank For This Upload.

There just happened to be a doctor AND a surgeon camping up there? That one guy was very lucky!

When I visit Alaska this is why I carry my Ruger Redhawk chambered in .454 Casull. I never want to use it, but I prefer to be ready. My friend carries bear spray, but the one time he had to use it, it failed. He was lucky in that he survived, 135 stitches later.

thank you for posting this to utube.

I'm only party through but I want to tell you how much I am enjoying watching this very well put together and fascinating story of these hikers and campers. Great choice!

Thank you for uploading this video for everyone to see. As mentioned both bears and humans are learning to live with each in a segregated way. But I think the bears are are better at it than we are. We are trying to keep bears safe in a human way and it's backfiring. In nature animals make decisions out of fear. To save the bear they must be afraid of us. Not only must we not feed them but terrorize, scare them to keep their distance and letting them feel comfortable in coming close to our homes to eat our garbage is dangerous for both humans and bears.

I'm so blessed my parents had a healthy wild appetite. We've been to Yellowstone, Yosemite every year of my life, Tuolumne Meadows, Glasier, Sequoia, etc etc .... I've climbed half dome, the inside of El Capitan, been to the going to the sun road. I spent my whole childhood and young life in the most beautiful places, back packing and camping. I've had too many to count 🐻 encounters! Black, blonde, brown and Grizzly! I could spend an hour accounting them. But I'll just say I'm extremely blessed they never were life threatening. My parents instilled complete respect for wildlife. This is a fantastic documentary. Thank you🐻

So you save your dog but not your friend... I love my dog and my friends so neither would be left behind only me... she would not have died I would have. Say what you will but I'm a man and my job is to protect and I would do so with my life...women and children are to be saved it's how I was raised . I physically could not have stayed in a tree while she was attacked I'm not judging the men there it's extremely terrible it comes down to you or them I chose to save them... God bless each and everyone person there. Godspeed

My brother and I walked up one of those mountain hikes five miles to a lake with a snow covered mountain on the other side ,full of cut throat trout! We saw two grizzlies down and away from the path..and they saw us..but they didn’t bother us.We went back up that path with our dad the next day..no bears.This was three days before these attacks! I was 15 years old..there was a lot of garbage on that trail..I remember thinking that people are such pigs! Look what they caused..sheesh!

Thank you. Very very sad.😥

Thank god for the Native. He seemed the only one with sense and valuable advice.

Thank you! Just finished watching....goodSHHH!

Thumbs UP - Worth The Watch !

If I saw a bear in my camp, I’d be making that gobbling noise that Curley made on the Three Stooges lol

Wow!! What a great doc!!

GREAT docu thanks for posting!

Thank you, very interesting

I also read the original book. Bone chilling.

Grizzly bears and all other wild animals are awesome creatures that need to be treated with respect. I had heard about this incident but never knew much about it. And in the parks people still walk up to the animals like they are baby goats in a petting zoo.

I live in rural Alaska. Expect bears anytime you go outside. Every. Time.

I’m so very glad I’m seeing this AFTER my trip to Glacier a couple of weeks ago. Glacier is spectacular but you only need to see it in the daylight, sleep indoors in bear country. I hiked the Highline! I was terrified of seeing a bear the entire time. Luckily, I never came across one 🤞🏻

TYVM....I WATCHED THIS A YEAR OR SO AGO, THEN ALL THE COPIES ON UTUBE DISAPPEARED OVERNIGHT, NOT TO RETURN UNTIL NOW......BEEN CHECKING EVERY SO OFTEN

Fabulous documentary film and heartbreaking in so many ways.

Wow, fantastic documentary. Riveting! We’ll done!

They were so brave, the pilot, Steve and doctor all of them they acted as a team I know I’m a trauma nurse with 30 years experience. But I have to say never go into the woods with out a weapon. And that is one hell of a pilot