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Who is Carl Mock? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Cause of Death, Attack, GoFundMe

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Carl Mock, who lived in the park gateway community of West Yellowstone, died Saturday, two days after he was attacked while fishing alone in a forested area along the Madison River several miles north of West Yellowstone, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Christine Koosman said.

Mock, who worked as a wilderness guide for Backcountry Adventures and lived in West Yellowstone, suffered severe injuries in Thursday’s attack and was taken to a hospital in Idaho Falls, where he was set to have several surgeries and faced a “very long” road to recovery, Johnson wrote.

Mock, who was alone at the time, had bear spray with him, but it’s unclear whether he was able to deploy it during the attack, according to the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Department.

Carl Mock Age

Carl Mock was 40 years old.

Family

Mock, who was single and originally from Pocatello, Idaho, had been fishing in the same area all week without incident, Riley said. His friend said he spent ample time outdoors with Mock, who also kayaked, hunted, and rode his motorcycle, and they’d seen lots of bears but never had any problem.

“He was the best guide around,” Riley said. “He had sight like an eagle and hearing like an owl. … Carl was a great guy.”

Montana’s grizzly and human populations have both risen substantially since 1975 when the bears were protected under the Endangered Species Act, “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker reported last year. See his full report in the video at the top of this page.

Cause of Death

Carl Mock, 40, suffered a massive stroke and died Saturday, two days after a bear weighing at least 420 pounds mauled him while he was fishing near Baker’s Hole campground, according to an online fundraiser.

“This comes as a terrible shock and is heartbreaking to every one, since both the surgeries went so well,” organizer Keith Johnson wrote.

The male bear, which weighed at least 420 pounds, was later shot and killed when it charged wildlife workers investigating the attack, officials said in a statement. The moose carcass was found about 50 yards from the site of the attack, said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesperson Morgan Jacobsen.

Mock, who suffered significant scalp and facial wounds, managed to call 911 after the attack and was found after searchers looked for him for about 50 minutes. He was transported by toboggan and snowmobile to an ambulance before being taken to a hospital in the city of Idaho Falls, where he died, according to the sheriff’s office.

Mock was a guide at Backcountry Adventure, which provides snowmobile rentals and tours in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas of national forest, according to the company’s Facebook page.

Mock when attacked had bear spray – a Mace-like deterrent meant to protect against attacks. Bear spray residue was found on Mock’s clothing, but officials could not determine to what extent he was able to use it against the bear.

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“He was the only one who was there and we were never able to talk to him,” Jacobsen said.

The grizzly was killed Friday after it charged a group of seven-game wardens and other personnel as they approached the scene of the attack. Several people fired at the animal and it died about 20 yards (18 meters) from the group, Jacobsen said.

Officials said they are confident the bear that was killed is the one that attacked Mock.

The Yellowstone region of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming has more than 700 bears. Fatal attacks on humans are relatively rare but increased in recent decades as the grizzly population grew and more people moved into rural areas near the bear habitat. Since 2010, grizzlies in the Yellowstone region killed eight people including Mock. Three died inside the park.

The most recent death was in 2018 when a hunting guide and his client were attacked in Wyoming and the guide was killed. Last year, a grizzly bear seriously injured a father and son who were hunting in a “surprise” attack. Hunting grizzlies is not allowed. But lawmakers from Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming are trying to force wildlife officials to lift protections so the bears can be hunted.

Mock’s friend, Scott Riley, said he was “an extremely experienced” guide who knew the risks of living and working in proximity to grizzly bears.

GoFundMe

A GoFundMe site set up on Mock’s behalf following the mauling said he was passionate about the outdoors and a beloved guide for Yellowstone visitors. The site had raised more than $30,000 by Tuesday morning.

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