Arkansas officials killed a bear earlier this month, thinking it was the one that mauled a man at a campground, but DNA testing revealed it was the wrong animal.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission personnel killed the black bear in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in the northwest part of the state, on Oct. 4. Officials believed, based on photographic evidence and the bear’s size and characteristics, that it was involved in the death of Max Thomas, 60.
The Missourian was found dead two days before at the Sam’s Throne Campground after his family reported him missing. An autopsy revealed he was mauled to death…