Timothy Treadwell | |
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Born | Timothy William Dexter April 29, 1957 Mineola, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 5, 2003 Katmai National Park, Alaska, U.S. | (aged 46)
Cause of death | Fatal bear attack |
Occupation(s) | Environmentalist Naturalist Documentary filmmaker |
Years active | 1990–2003 |
Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the bear-protection organization Grizzly People. He lived among coastal brown bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in Katmai National Park, Alaska, for 13 summers.[1]
On October 5, 2003, Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were killed and almost fully eaten by a 28-year-old male bear whose stomach was later found to contain human remains and clothing.[2]
Treadwell's life, work, and death were the subject of Werner Herzog's critically acclaimed documentary film Grizzly Man (2005).[3][4]