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4 bear incidents recorded · Last sighted 3 months ago

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Around 11:00 on the 8th, a 69-year-old man from Morioka fell waist-deep into a snow hole near the 5th station of the Iwakami-yama trail in Kugai, Miyako City, and was bitten on the left calf by an adult bear inside the hole. The man escaped on his own, and his companions drove the bear off with trekking poles; he sustained minor injuries with an estimated recovery of about two weeks.

Kugai, Miyako City, Iwate

3 months ago
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Around 11:00 on March 8, near the 5th station of the Mount Iwakami trail in Kuzakai, Miyako City, a 69-year-old man from Morioka fell waist-deep into a snow hole and was bitten on the left calf by an adult bear inside the hole. The man escaped on his own, and with his female companion they drove the bear off using trekking poles; the companion was uninjured and the man sustained minor injuries (about two weeks to recover).

Mount Iwakami (Kuzakai, Miyako City), Iwate

3 months ago
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Two men were seriously injured while harvesting bamboo shoots.

Iwaizumi, Iwate

4 years ago
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Around 9:30 AM, while picking wild plants, a bear nipped the leg resulting in minor injuries.

Miyako, Iwate

11 years ago

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