HOKKAIDO, Jul 14 (News On Japan) –
A 52-year-old newspaper deliveryman was killed within the early hours of July twelfth after being attacked by a bear in a residential space of Fukushima City, Hokkaido.
In accordance with a witness, “He was first bitten over there and dragged away, then pulled into the thicket. He was screaming and being dragged by the arm.”
The sufferer, recognized as deliveryman Kenki Sato, was attacked whereas working his newspaper route round daybreak. He was dragged into close by brush by the bear, the place he was later discovered unresponsive. He had sustained a number of lacerations and chunk wounds, notably to his stomach, and was pronounced useless on the scene.
His employer stated, “He was a devoted and reliable employee who by no means missed a day. He was an necessary a part of our supply workforce.”
A bear had additionally been noticed wandering a residential neighborhood in the identical city on July tenth, however authorities have but to substantiate whether or not it was the identical animal.
The bear believed to have attacked Sato is estimated to be about 1.5 meters in size and is believed to nonetheless be hiding close by. Native authorities plan to seize and euthanize the bear as soon as it’s situated.
Supply: FNN
