A 60-year-old Missouri man was found dead near Mt. Judea, Arkansas, with injuries consistent with a bear attack, marking the second such incident in a month. The body was discovered several hundred yards from his campsite on Thursday, with signs of a struggle and drag marks suggesting a violent encounter. The man’s son had reported him missing after he failed to check in for several days, prompting a welfare check. Authorities, including the Newton County Sheriff’s Department, confirmed the death and are working to determine the exact circumstances of the attack. They are also searching for the bear that had been captured in photos sent by the man to his family, though it remains unclear if the bear in the photographs was the one responsible for the attack.
Sheriff Glenn Wheeler stated that while they cannot confirm a bear attack with certainty yet, the injuries are