Because that is how it was communicated to the reporters, and editorializing would be irresponsible.
Though the department’s statement said the death appeared to have followed the woman’s interaction with the bear, it did not confirm her cause of death.
Why doesn’t it say “Woman killed by grizzly bear”? This way it sounds like the two events are unrelated.
Because that is how it was communicated to the reporters, and editorializing would be irresponsible.
But they did say “The department said the investigation into the grizzly attack was ongoing”, so there was an attack.
Still, better to wait for the official word, even when it appears obvious.