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Brown Bear Kills 58-Year-Old Woman Near Polish Village

Rescuers faced delays caused by rough terrain with imprecise location data.

Overview

  • A brown bear killed a 58-year-old woman near the village of Plonna in southeast Poland.
  • The victim's son alerted emergency services, according to local fire service spokesperson Pawel Giba.
  • Authorities opened an investigation into the circumstances of the attack.
  • Crews reached the area later than expected because the mountainous terrain was hard to cross and the exact site was unclear.
  • Poland has about 100 brown bears, with most in the Bieszczady mountains, and fatal bear attacks are rare, with the last reported in 2014.