Overview
- Daniel Crago said a grizzly cub passed nearby and a larger grizzly charged and dragged him more than 20 feet during a May 28, 2026, hike near the Grinnell Glacier Trail.
- Fellow hikers, including a doctor, applied a tourniquet and emergency teams airlifted Crago to Kalispell where he has had three surgeries and will need a fourth.
- Crago described an open forearm wound and complete fractures of two forearm bones and reported a roughly $20,000 helicopter bill after insurance.
- A GoFundMe has been launched to help cover mounting medical and evacuation costs as Crago recovers and awaits further treatment.
- The National Park Service has temporarily closed trail sections and opened an investigation but has not announced specific actions or linked this attack to a May 6 fatality in the park.