Montana woman, 73, is mauled by a bear near Glacier National Park, near the Canadian border, while walking with her dog and husband who sprayed the animal

A 73-year-old woman was mauled by a bear on Sunday while hiking with her husband and their dog in Montana near Glacier National Park, officials announced.

The woman’s husband used bear spray to get the animal off his wife and they were able to get back to their vehicle and drive to a location where they were able to call emergency services around 3 p.m.

The woman, who has not yet been identified, was then airlifted to hospital in Kalispell, about 50 miles from the Canadian border. No information was given about her condition the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Officials don’t know whether a grizzly bear or a black bear was involved in the mauling — which comes just two days after a grizzly bear killed a Canadian couple in Banff National Park.

Officials are not yet sure whether the bear involved was a grizzly bear or a black bear

The attack occurred near Glacier National Park on the banks of Trail Creek, a popular hiking spot in Flathead National Forrest. The last reported bear incident in this area occurred in July 2023, when a 5-year-old bear was euthanized

The exact location of the horrific attack on the couple – who owns a property in the area – was located on the banks of Trail Creek, less than five miles south of the Canadian border.

According to NPS Morning Reports for Glacier National Park, the most recent confirmed bear incident occurred on July 26, 2023, when a five-year-old grizzly bear was euthanized by the NPS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The grizzly had reportedly “obtained food from humans on several occasions and became increasingly aggressive.”

Glacier National Park has imposed a ban on soft-sided camping – including tents, hammocks and soft-sided campers – due to the increase in recent bear incidents.

This is the latest ambush in a series of bear incidents in areas near the Canadian border.

On Friday, a Canadian couple was mauled to death by a grizzly bear, about 270 miles north of the most recent attack in Banff National Park.

The “inseparable” long-term partners were able to send a GPS alert to Parks Canada around 8 p.m. Friday indicating they had been attacked.

The elderly woman was rescued when her husband used bear spray to get the creature away from his wife. They then fled to their car and called emergency services who took the bear victim to a nearby hospital.

During a recent grizzly attack in Canada’s Banff National Park, a couple and their dog were mauled to death by the vicious bear. Expert Kim Titchener (pictured) said bear sightings are becoming more common, but fatal attacks are rare

A team specializing in wildlife attacks was immediately dispatched, but bad weather forced them to forego taking a helicopter and instead travel by ground.

Parks Canada crews arrived at 1 a.m. the next day and found the couple dead along with their dog.

The grizzly bear was still in the area exhibiting “aggressive behavior” and the animal was euthanized “for public safety.”

According to bear expert and friend of the couple Kim Titchener: there’s like 60 grizzly bears in Banff National Park and stuff The number of encounters increases as more people go outside, with fatal attacks being extremely rare.

She said: ‘It’s actually why we’re seeing more attacks is that more people are going out and unfortunately they haven’t been informed about this.’

Titchener – the founder of Bear Safety & More Inc. and Wildlife’s RecSafe – said only 14 percent of grizzly bear attacks worldwide result in fatalities.