BILLINGS – A man was injured Friday during a run-in with a black bear that was later killed in the remote Bob Marshall Wilderness in northwest Montana, wildlife officials said.

The man, whose name was not released, was hurt early in the day in an area known as Black Bear Creek. It was unclear what provoked the attack, but officials said the man sprayed the animal with bear spray during the encounter.

The victim was taken to Kalispell Regional Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. A hospital administrator told the Associated Press the man’s injuries were not life-threatening.

The victim was going into surgery late Friday and was expected to recover from injuries that included scratches, administrators said.

The bear was killed about five hours after the attack by a team of wardens and bear specialists from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks who were flown in by helicopter to track down the animal, said Jim Satterfield, the agency’s regional supervisor.

“We killed a bear within 100 yards of the camp. It had pepper spray on it and blood on its claws and it had the right colors,” he said. “We’re more than 99 percent sure we got the right bear.”

Satterfield said that before the bear was killed, U.S. Forest Service officials had secured the scene of the attack and nearby trails to make sure no one else was endangered.

Black Bear Creek is deep inside the wilderness area about 25 miles southeast of Hungry Horse Reservoir.