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

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

Rangers and other hikers helped the man walk more than a mile in a mountainous area so that he could be taken to a hospital, the National Park Service said.

Photo by DEA / G. CARFAGNA/De Agostini via Getty Images In a feat of endurance and survival, a man ended up hiking for over an hour to get help after a bear savagely mauled him in Glacier National Park.

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