The death toll from bear attacks in the Angara region increased to three

In the Kirensky district of the Irkutsk region, a bear attacked three local residents collecting berries. The predator killed two of them. The tragedy occurred near the village of Krasnoyarovo, according to the official channel of the Governor of the Angara region. The death toll from bear attacks in the Irkutsk region in September rose to three.

The predator was wounded. The search for the bear continues. Mr. Kobzev recalled that earlier the municipalities of the Angara region were recommended to introduce a high readiness regime. Such a regime has already been introduced in Slyudyanka, Angarsk, Bratsk, Taishet and Kirensk municipal districts, Nizhneudinsky district.

On September 12, in the Kirensky district, a bear killed a pensioner from the village of Alymovka, who went to the forest for mushrooms and did not return. Relatives found the man's motorcycle on a forest road. Nearby in the forest was seen a bear, and nearby found the body of a man. The beast was shot.

In the Angara region and neighboring Buryatia, due to bear attacks, hiking trails were closed, some educational institutions were transferred to remote mode. Dangerous bears are shot by special teams of hunters. In Buryatia and Angara killed more than 300 individuals.

More in the material “Kommersant” “Predator has come”.

Vlad Nikiforov, Irkutsk