The incident happened about 10pm at a private campground south of Red Lodge, Montana. The child was taken to a hospital in Billings, about 62 miles away.
Authorities with the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) set up a trap at the campsite on Sunday night and worked with the campground owner to evacuate the site by Monday morning. More traps and snares were set when the campground was fully evacuated.
Officials captured the bear on the afternoon of 12 August and it was shot and killed, per a news release.
Garbage, a cooler and food were food around and inside the tent where the attack took place.
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