(NEXSTAR)-A hiker in Yellowstone National Park was attacked by a bear on Friday morning. This is the first time since June 2020 that a bear has harmed tourists.

Yellowstone National Park officials said in an interview that the 39-year-old man was hiking alone on the Beaver Pond trail in Mammoth Hot Springs when he met two grizzly bears he thought he was. Press Releases. One of the bears attacked the hiker, causing “serious injuries” to the man’s lower limbs.

Hikers can leave the area on their own. An ambulance took him to a hospital in Livingston, Montana.

After the incident, officials at Yellowstone Park closed the Beaver Pond Trail. Employees also started sweeping the trails to collect all the hikers who stayed in the area.

Friday’s incident marked the first bear attack in Yellowstone Park since June 22, 2020, when a female hiker was knocked down and scratched by a grizzly bear on a trail near Old Faithful Road. At that time, Yellowstone Park warned visitors that in accordance with the 2020 regulations, “three or more people in each group must go hiking.” Press Releases.

The National Park Service (NPS) and Yellowstone National Park also urge visitors to review best practices, camping with Hiking In the bear habitat (including Yellowstone country) and understand what to do in the event of a black bear Bear meet.

At the time of the latest bear attack in Yellowstone Park, NPS investigators were looking for a woman who was filmed. Approaching a female grizzly bear and her cubs Earlier this month.