Bears feed on body of man found dead at Alaska mine

Alaskan officials say three bears fed on the body of a contract employee who was killed this week at a work site in the state.

Anthony David Montoya, 18, fromHollis, Okla.,was found dead at a mine site in southeast Alaska. Before his death,Montoya had left a group to go to a nearby water pumpsite, according to Megan Peters, a spokeswoman with the an Alaska State Troopers.

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When he didn't return, others went looking for him.They'd reportedMontoya and the bears were about 30 metres from the workers andthe site wasnoisy, all three bears were killed soon after, Peters said.

But Ken Marsh, a spokesman with Alaska's Department of Fish and Game, said it's unclear how Montoya died.

On Wednesday, authorities saidno one witnessed what happened to the 18-year-old.An autopsy report from the medical examiner's office isn't finished yet.