Arkansas: Man killed in suspected bear attack

Local police say they have found and killed the bear believed to be responsible for the rare fatal attack.

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The man's children called police in Newtown County after they had not heard from their father during his trip to Sam's Throne campground for a couple of days, Sheriff Glenn Wheeler said in a statement.

Police found the man's body several yards beyond the campsite, with injuries like those from a "large carnivore attack", the sheriff's office said.

The bear suspected to have attacked the man has been caught and killed.

Officials have not yet released the name of the 60-year-old victim.