This story was originally published on Aug. 13, 2017, the 50th anniversary of the Night of the Grizzlies.
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Park Ranger Leonard Landa looks down at the paw of the grizzly bear believed to have killed Michele Koons in the early hours of Aug. 13, 1967 at Trout Lake in Glacier National Park.
Bert Gildart photo, gildartphoto.com
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Garbage sits piled up behind the Granite Park Chalet in Glacier National Park. It is believed that one of the bears habituated to eating this garbage was responsible for mauling Julie Helgeson and Roy Ducat near Granite Park Chalet on the night of Aug. 12, 1967.
National Park Service
Riley Johnson, Granite Park Chalet Eye Witness
Thom Bridge,
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National Park Service
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National Park Service
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A view of Trout Lake from the logjam.
National Park Service
Leonard Landa, Former Park Ranger
Thom Bridge
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The carcass of the bear believed to have killed Michele Koons at Trout Lake.
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A view of Granite Park Chalet with Heavens Peak in the background.
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Bert Gildart, Former Park Ranger
Thom Bridge
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Glass was found embedded in the jaw of the Trout Lake bear.
Bert Gildart photo gildartphoto.com
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Park rangers with rifles hunt for problem grizzly bears around Granite Park Chalet in the days proceeding the fatal attack of Julie Helgeson.
National Park Service
Dave Shea, Retired Park Ranger and Biologist
Thom Bridge
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Park Rangers examine one of the bears shot near Granite Park Chalet after the deadly attacks on Aug. 13, 1967.
National Park Service
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