MISSOULA - A motorcyclist from Wisconsin died last week after colliding with a bear near Salmon Prairie in the Swan Valley.
The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) reports the accident happened on Sunday, August 7, 2022, near mile marker 53 on Montana Highway 83.
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The victim — a 66-year-old man from Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin — was traveling southbound when he hit a bear that entered the roadway, according to MHP.
The MHP report states the accident was "unavoidable."
The man — who was not wearing a helmet — was thrown from his motorcycle as a result of the collision and died from injuries he sustained in the collision.
