The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office said in a press release on Tuesday that, upon inspection of the scene, no signs of a bear were present.

"The caller indicated that the death may have been caused by a bear attack," the news release said. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Multiple agencies,

Investigators are asking for help solving a "vicious" murder in a remote camping in Montana that was so brutal a 911 caller had reported it as a possible bear attack.