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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Woman Attacked by Brown Bear While Sleeping on Camping Trip amid Reports the Animal Has Been Terrorizing the Area
NEED TO KNOW A 43-year-old woman was allegedly attacked by a wild bear in Kamchatka, Russia, according to multiple reports She was sleeping in a tent while on an adventure tour when the animal severely injured her The attack comes amid reports that brown bears have been terrorizing villages in the regionA 43-year-old woman is in the hospital after being brutally attacked by a wild bear. The woman was sleeping in a tent while on an adventure tour in Kamchatka, Russia when the brown bear mauled her on Friday, July 18, according to EurAsia Daily and local news outlet Izvestia. She suffered 'severe' injuries, including multiple bite wounds and a fracture, EurAsia Daily reported, citing the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Kamchatka Territory. Following an emergency operation, she is now in intensive care. Per the outlets, Regional Minister of Emergency Situations Sergey Lebedev confirmed the news of the attack on the VKontakte social network. "It was a restless night today. At midnight, we were informed that a bear had attacked a 43-year-old tourist from Saratov in the area of the Mutnovskaya Geothermal Power Plant (Geothermal power Plant — Ed.)," he wrote. He also stated that the tourist group's route was not registered with the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation. The investigative department of the regional department of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia has now organized a procedural examination into the circumstances of the attack, the outlets reported. According to the Daily Mail, the woman who was attacked has been identified as Natalya K, from the Russian city of Saratov. Per the outlet, Natalya's scream allegedly alerted other campers who were then able to scare the bear away. Her torn tent and scattered belongings could reportedly be seen in footage released by the regional prosecutor's office. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! The attack came after a brown bear began terrorizing the village of Arka in the Okhotsk Municipal District in the Khabarovsk Territory since July 11, Izvestia reported. The animal, which is reportedly not afraid of people, "poses a real threat to the life and health of local residents." Citing IA AmurMedia, Izvestia reported that from July 11 to July 17, the regional department of hunting recorded multiple situations involving bears. On July 14, one was spotted in the village of Novaya Inya in Okhotsk. One day later, bear tracks were found near the village of Malyshevo. There is somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 brown bears — also known as the Kamchatka (Far Eastern) brown bear — in the region, according to Bear Conservation. Among the many threats they pose are "conflicts with humans." Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
Woman fights for life after being dragged from tent and mauled by bear during adventure tour
A Russian tourist is fighting for her life after she was dragged from her tent and mauled by a wild bear. Natalya K, 43, was sleeping while on an adventure tour in Kamchatka in eastern Russia when the beast climbed into her tent and attacked her. The tourist suffered 'deep wounds' after the bear tore her scalp and sank its teeth into her back. Her screams alerted other campers who eventually scared the brown bear away. A medic treated the woman at the scene of the attack before she was rushed to hospital for immediate surgery. Natalya, from the Russian city Saratov, was also injected with vaccines against rabies and tetanus. She remains in intensive care and is in serious condition. The regional prosecutor's office released a video from the campsite near the 7,618 ft-high active Mutnovsky volcano where the woman was mauled. A torn tent and belongings can be seen scattered on the ground. The Russian peninsula of Kamchatka is home to an estimated 20,000 bears. The vicious attack on a tourist comes after a motorcyclist was mauled to death by a bear in Romania earlier this month after posing for a selfie with its cub. Italian tourist Omar Farang Zin, 49, was riding on his motorbike along the Carpathian Mountains in the central region of Arges when a vicious bear attacked him and dragged his body down a ravine. Police and emergency services said in a joint statement that tourists had alerted them to yesterday's attack, and after an hour of searching for him, they found Omar's lifeless body. Just a day before the tragic incident, the motorcyclist had posted a series of pictures on Facebook of a large bear which appears to be stood extremely close to Omar. He also shared a selfie posing with a bear cub, in which he can be seen smiling, blissfully unaware of his tragic fate. A separate video taken by Omar shows him riding his motorcycle as he drives past a bear perched on the side of the road. 'Here's the bear!', he can be heard saying. 'How beautiful. It's coming towards me'. Romanian authorities later confirmed that the bear had been put down. Omar, a travel-enthusiast, had been working for Milan Malpensa airport just before his death, according to Italian media.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Drivers warned not to feed orphaned bears begging for food in Russia
Four bears were filmed approaching vehicles on a highway in Kamchatka on July 3: one stood on two legs by a window begging for food.
