Grizzly kills moose hunter in largest U.S. park

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A hunter has been killed by a grizzly bear in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. It's the first known grizzly attack death in the nation's largest national park. Park officials said in a statement that the hunter was killed Sunday, attacked while the hunter and a friend were near the Chisana River drainage. The two were on a 10-day moose hunt. The hunter's identity has not been released pending an investigation. A message left with the park seeking more information yesterday wasn't immediately returned. Officials said the incident is the first deadly encounter with a grizzly bear since the park was established 40 years ago.