News Brown Bear Mitsutake residential area, Fukushima Town (scene dragged into nearby bamboo grass thicket), Hokkaido Jul 11, 2025, 06:00 PM

Description

In the early morning of July 12, 2025, a 52-year-old newspaper delivery worker, Kenki Sato, was attacked and killed by a brown bear in the Mitsutake residential area of Fukushima Town, Hokkaido. He was dragged about 100 meters, sustained scratches over his body and bite wounds mainly to the abdomen; the bear, estimated at about 1.5 meters long, has not been found.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

In the early hours of July 12, a newspaper deliveryman, 52-year-old Kenki Sato, was fatally attacked by a brown bear in the Mitsutake residential area of Fukushima Town. He was dragged into a nearby bamboo grass thicket and reportedly suffered severe wounds; police and hunters are continuing their search for the bear.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 06:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

41.502037, 140.255607

Sources