Overview

• The 60-year-old man from Missouri was discovered several yards from his Sam’s Throne campsite with injuries consistent with a large carnivore attack.
• Deputies reported a ransacked camp, signs of a struggle, drag marks into the woods, and paw prints in the area.
• The victim had sent his family photos earlier in the week showing a young male bear at his campsite.
• Arkansas Game and Fish officers are deploying traps and game cameras as the U.S. Forest Service temporarily closes the recreation area.
• If confirmed, the death would be Arkansas’s second fatal bear encounter in about a month, in a state where such attacks are exceedingly rare.