Grizzly bear 399 — a 28-year-old bear known to millions of people and who was an economic force, drawing countless tourists to Jackson Hole — died late Tuesday in a Snake River Canyon vehicle strike.

Grizzly No. 399 died on Highway 26/89 in Snake River Canyon south of Jackson, Wyo. A famous grizzly bear was fatally struck by a vehicle in Grand Teton National Park in western Wyoming on Tuesday, Oct.

Grizzly Bear 399 was hit and killed by a vehicle in the Snake River Canyon on Highway 26/89 on Tuesday evening, according to U.S. Fish Wildlife Service.

A female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has been struck and killed by a vehicle.

Grizzly 399 was believed to be 28 years old and one of the oldest known grizzly bears still reproducing before a car crash killed her.

Grizzly 399 had a yearling cub with her when she was struck by the vehicle. The cub's whereabouts are unknown, but there is no evidence it was involved.

A beloved grizzly bear known as an ambassador for her species was fatally struck on a highway in Wyoming, National Park Service officials said Wednesday. Grizzly bear 399, who got her name through a research number assignment in 2001,

The bear known as Grizzly 399, who PBS dubbed the "most famous grizzly in the world," was killed Tuesday evening after being hit by a car in Wyoming, according to officials.

A grizzly bear named "399," and dubbed the "most famous grizzly in the world," was killed Tuesday night in a vehicle collision near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed in a Wyoming vehicle strike.