Editing Grand Teton National Park (section)

==Hazards and incidents==
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Encountering [[Bear danger|bear]]s is a concern in the Teton Range.<ref name="WR-20170424">{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country |url=https://windriver.org/bear-safety-in-wyomings-wind-river-country/ |date=April 24, 2017 |work=[[Wind River Indian Reservation#Tourism|WindRiver.org]] |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726133155/https://windriver.org/bear-safety-in-wyomings-wind-river-country/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 }}</ref> As of 2011, there have been six attacks by bears within the park, though none have been fatal. In 2001, a hunter from Minnesota was mauled by a sow grizzly bear and suffered severe wounds to his head and scalp. In 2007, a 54-year-old man was injured when he came across a grizzly bear and her cubs feeding on a elk carcass. The man received injuries to his head and face before being rescued by a ranger.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Grand Teton Incident Reports |url=https://npshistory.com/morningreport/incidents/grte.htm |website=National Park Service}}</ref> 

There are other concerns as well, including [[Insect|bugs]], [[wildfire]]s, [[Classifications of snow|adverse snow conditions]] and [[Rocky Mountain National Park#Elevation|nighttime cold temperatures]].<ref name="PD-20050727">{{cite news |last=Ballou |first=Dawn |title=Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide |url=http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/WindRiverRangecondit.htm |date=July 27, 2005 |work=PineDaleOnline News |url-status=live |archivedate=April 21, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421050551/http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/WindRiverRangecondit.htm |access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref> Avalanches occur with regularity during the winter and spring seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wyoming Fatalities by Date List – Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center |url=https://bridgertetonavalanchecenter.org/wyoming-fatalities-by-date-list/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2025, a skier was killed after the group they were with triggered an avalanche while skiing in the park's backcountry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=Skier killed after group triggers avalanche in Wyoming National Park |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/avalanche-death-grand-teton-wyoming-b2674191.html |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

Accidental falls resulting in death and injury [[Mountaineering#Falls from rocks|from steep cliffs]] (a [[wikt:misstep|misstep]] could be fatal in this [[Yosemite Decimal System|class 4/5 terrain]]) and due to [[Mountaineering#Falling rocks|falling rocks]] are not uncommon at the park.<ref name="AAC-1993">{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake |url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13199308300/Falling-Rock-Loose-Rock-Failure-to-Test-Holds-Wyoming-Wind-River-Range-Seneca-Lake |date=1993 |work=[[American Alpine Club]] |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726124452/http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13199308300/Falling-Rock-Loose-Rock-Failure-to-Test-Holds-Wyoming-Wind-River-Range-Seneca-Lake  |access-date=May 31, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="CLMB-20070814">{{cite news |last=MacDonald |first=Dougald |title=Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader |url=https://www.climbing.com/news/trundled-rock-kills-nols-leader/ |date=August 14, 2007 |work=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726131458/https://www.climbing.com/news/trundled-rock-kills-nols-leader/  |access-date=May 31, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="TRIB-20151209">{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental |url=https://trib.com/outdoors/officials-rule-wind-river-range-climbing-deaths-accidental/article_eca43632-2f91-519f-bb81-0c59ed52e07e.html |date=December 9, 2015 |work=[[Casper Star-Tribune]] |url-status=dead |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726124448/https://trib.com/outdoors/officials-rule-wind-river-range-climbing-deaths-accidental/article_eca43632-2f91-519f-bb81-0c59ed52e07e.html  |access-date=May 31, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="WYO-20180814">{{cite news |last=Dayton |first=Kelsey |title=Deadly underestimation |url=https://www.wyofile.com/deadly-underestimation/ |date=August 24, 2018 |work=WyoFile News |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726124437/https://www.wyofile.com/deadly-underestimation/  |access-date=May 31, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="WD-20060901">{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search |url=http://www.1.wildernessdoc.com/Report.aspx?IN=13 |date=September 1, 2006 |work=WildernessDoc.com |url-status=dead |archivedate=January 27, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127232916/http://www.1.wildernessdoc.com/Report.aspx?IN=13 |access-date=May 31, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="MP-2009">{{cite web |last=Funk |first=Jason |title=Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing |url=https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106521163/squaretop-mountain |date=2009 |work=[[Mountain Project]] |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726095630/https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106521163/squaretop-mountain  |access-date=May 31, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="PD-20050722">{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain |url=http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/Injuredmanrescuedfro.htm |date=July 22, 2005 |work=PineDaleOnline News |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726131552/http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/Injuredmanrescuedfro.htm |access-date=May 31, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dayton |first=Kelsey |date=2018-08-24 |title=Deadly underestimation |url=https://wyofile.com/deadly-underestimation/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=WyoFile |language=en-US}}</ref> Lightning strikes have also resulted in death for climbers at the park. In 2020, Brayden DuRee fell while climbing the park's Owen-Spalding trail.<ref>{{Cite web |last=gripped |date=2023-07-24 |title=Climber Dies on Grand Teton Route |url=https://gripped.com/news/climber-dies-on-grand-teton-route/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Gripped Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, skier Radcliff Spencer fell from a slim trail while skiing in the park and was fatally injured.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 15, 2022 |title=Skier dies after falling at Death Canyon in Grand Teton |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/grand-teton-national-park-skier-death-canyon-b2015645.html |work=The Independent}}</ref> In 2023, Joy Cho fell from the west side of Teewinot mountain after losing her balance on the hiking trail.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Maya |date=2023-08-12 |title=Woman dies after falling off mountain in Wyoming’s Grand Teton national park |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/12/woman-dead-falls-off-mountain-grand-teton-wyoming |access-date=2025-04-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lagatta |first=Eric |title=Tributes pour in for California hiker who fell to her death in Grand Teton National Park |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/14/california-hiker-fall-grand-teton-national-park/70587805007/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>

Grand Teton National Park has been the site of several homicides. In 1986, a skull with a bullet hole was found on Signal Mountain that was later discovered to belong to a man that had gone missing in 1983.<ref name=":0" /> In 2002, a former park employee was killed while riding his bicycle within the park by a motorist who was later convicted of vehicular homicide. In 2021, the body of [[Killing of Gabby Petito|Gabby Petito]], a domestic violence victim was found within the boundary of Grand Teton National Park after an extensive search.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 21, 2021 |title=Body found near Grand Teton confirmed to be Gabby Petito, death ruled a homicide |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/body-found-grand-teton-confirmed-gabby-petito-death/story?id=80124838 |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>