(Photo taken from Max Thomas’ phone. Courtesy of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission)
A man from Springfield was killed by a bear while camping in Arkansas last week.
The Newton County Arkansas Sheriff’s Department says 60-year-old Max Thomas of Springfield had sent friends photos of a bear in his campground in the Ozarks National Forrest before his death.
His body was found a few yards from camp on Thursday.
The bear was later treed and shot.