Fatal bear attack at Greens Creek Mine
North of 60 Mining News – October 5, 2018
Last updated 9/25/2020 at 6:46am
An 18-year-old man was fatally attacked by a female brown bear with two cubs while working at a remote drill site on Hecla Mining Company's Greens Creek silver mine property in Southeast Alaska.
The mauling victim, identified as Anthony Montoya from Hollis, Oklahoma, works for Timberline Drilling, an Idaho-based company that carries out surface drilling at Greens Creek.
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