The man hiked over a mile to Granite Park Chalet with assistance and was flown by a "Two Bear Air" rescue helicopter to a spot where he could be taken by ambulance to a hospital in Whitefish. The trail from Haystack Butte to the Granite Park Chalet will remain closed until further notice, officials said.

The National Park Service said that the man sustained non-life threatening injuries and that officials were still working to identify the bear's species

The National Park Service said it does not know what species the bear belongs to yet, but there are black and grizzly bears in Glacier National Park.

A 35-year-old man hiking in Montana’s Glacier National Park was injured by an attacking bear this week and walked over a mile for aid.

A hiker in Glacier National Park narrowly escaped a bear attack, trekking a mile for help after the encounter.

A man survived a bear attack and then had to trek to the rescue helicopter. The popular section of Glacier National Park was closed off to visitors Thursday after the man was attacked. It was the second of its kind in Montana in over a month.

A normal hike turned into a nightmare when a visitor of Montana's Glacier National Park was attacked by a bear. The hiker and his party came up against the bear while near the trailhead of Grinnell Glacier Overlook per a release from the National Park Service.