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Erwin Frank Evert killed by grizzly bear

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Evert was killed on June 17, 2010.  He was killed along Kitty Creek here but the precise location needs to be found. 

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Evert, a field botanist, was mauled by a grizzly bear while hiking in the Kitty Creek Drainage area of the Shoshone National Forest, just east of Yellowstone National Park. The bear was trapped and tranquilized earlier in the day by a Grizzly Bear research team. Two days after the attack, the bear was shot and killed from a helicopter by wildlife officials.[30] Initially it was reported that Evert ignored posted warnings to avoid the area due to the potential danger involved with the bear research.[30] However, the sheriff's deputy who recovered the body and members of Evert's family stated that the warning signs were no longer present.[31] A report released the following month confirmed that the warning signs were removed, though it also asserted that Evert knew there was a bear research study being conducted in the area.[32] Evert's wife filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government, which was dismissed by district court judge Nancy D. Freudenthal.[33][34]

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