Montana sheriff thanks searchers who found body of hiker believed killed by bear

Huge search and resue mission discovered body of Craig Clouatre, who went missing north of Yellowstone this week

A Montana sheriff has thanked a huge search and rescue mission, involving people on the ground as well as helicopters, that discovered a missing hiker who appears to have been killed by a grizzly bear north of Yellowstone national park.

We're fortunate to have a group of experienced volunteers on our [search and rescue] team and we're thankful for the folks who have come to help," the Park county sheriff, Brad Bichler, said in a statement.