Two hikers injured in bear attack at Yellowstone National Park

NewsWorldAmericasTwo hikers injured in bear attack at Yellowstone National ParkThe incident, described as a single event, occurred on Monday afternoon along the Mystic Falls TrailVia AP news wire Tuesday 05 May 2026 20:07 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2970898To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bear-attack-yellow-stone-national-park-b2970999.html","title":"Two hikers injured in bear attack at Yellowstone National Park"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-10839","index":0}Officials confirmed one or more bears were involved but did not specify the species (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMetho...