The other count - feeding, touching, teasing, frightening, or intentionally disturbing wildlife - was dismissed.ĭuring the hearing, Dehring said she has suffered emotionally from social media attacks due to the incident and has had to delete all of her social media accounts. Witnesses took pictures and video of the incident which were shared with news outlets, eventually leading to her identification.Ī news release from the National Park Service says that Dehring pleaded guilty to willfully remaining, approaching, and photographing wildlife within 100 yards. She continued to take pictures as the sow bluff-charged her. While other visitors slowly backed away and got into their vehicles, Dehring remained. She was at Roaring Mountain in Yellowstone National Park on May 10, 2021, when visitors noticed a sow grizzly and her three cubs. Photos of Dehring were widely shared on social media after her encounter with the bear. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - Samantha Dehring of Illinois, who was seen taking photos less than 30 feet away from a grizzly bear with cubs in Yellowstone National Park, will spend time in jail for violating park rules.
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