By Meena Kar
July 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Campers at the Soda Butte Campground near the Yellowstone National Park went through a horrific nightmare on Wednesday as a bear attack left one person dead and two others injured. One male has been killed in the attack and officials are yet to release the age and identity of any of the victims. The officials received a call early on Wednesday and a man reported that he had been bitten on the leg by a bear and that it was ripping apart tents at the camping site.

Officials at the Gallatin National Forest have sent a team to investigate the size and type of bear that attacked the campers. They are presently setting traps and analyzing the bite wounds on the victims. They are also on the site looking for bear hair, saliva and bear droppings. A spokesperson for the Gallatin National Forest said that the area is heavily populated by Grizzlies as well as black bears. The officials have also not been able to determine the total number of people who were present at the park at the time of the attack. The Soda Butte Campground along with nearby campgrounds have been closed till further notice. The campers have been sent to a nearby hotel and the injured victims were sent to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The 10 acre Soda Butte Campground has as many as 27 camping sites and is located in the Gallatin National Forests. Some of the campers have narrated the horrifying story of the bear attack to the media and the female victim said that she thought she would the bear’s dinner when she woke up to find the bear chewing her arm.