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Photos of Ann Houghton provided by the NPS.
Posted inPolice & Fire

Missing hiker found dead at Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

A Great Smoky Mountain National Park volunteer of more than 20 years was found dead this week after failing to return from a backcountry camping trip.  When Ann Houghton didn’t show up for her volunteer shift at the Smokies visitor center, friends and coworkers who were trying to reach her discovered she had never returned […]

Bear 399 stands along side her cub.
Posted inWildlife

Grizzly 399’s life honored at candlelight vigil in Wyoming

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson November 4, 2024November 4, 2024
Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park.
Posted inWildlife

2024 might be the deadliest year for Yellowstone grizzly bears

Avatar photo by WyoFile November 4, 2024November 4, 2024
Grizzly 399 with three oof the four cubs she birthed in 2020. 399 was killed by a car Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.
Posted inWildlife

World-famous grizzly bear killed by vehicle in Wyoming

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson October 23, 2024October 23, 2024
On the morning of July 4, Yellowstone National Park law enforcement rangers confronted an individual shooting a semi-automatic rifle toward a dining facility at Canyon Village located in the central part of the park
Posted inPolice & Fire

Body Cam Footage Released of Fatal July 4 Shooting in Yellowstone NP

Avatar photo by Park News September 19, 2024September 19, 2024
Colorado River Towards Tanner Rapid
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Two more fatalities along the Colorado River bring Grand Canyon deaths to 16 death this year

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson September 11, 2024September 11, 2024
Two rescuers begin a 450-foot descent into the Grand Canyon.
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Death of solo backpacker marks sixth death at Grand Canyon in the past month

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson September 4, 2024

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