News Black Bear Kurikoma Iwagasaki, Kurihara City, Miyagi Oct 3, 2025, 04:00 PM
Location
Description
On 2025-10-03 at about 16:00 in the mountains of Kurikoma Iwagasaki, Kurihara City, 75-year-old Harue Shimizu, who had been picking mushrooms, was found bleeding and later confirmed dead. She had scratches on her face and body and claw marks were found on nearby trees; police say a bear attack is likely, and another woman in her 70s who was with the group remains missing.
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Summary
On the afternoon of October 3, an elderly woman picking mushrooms in the mountains of Kurihara City was found bleeding and later confirmed dead. Scratches on her body and claw marks on nearby trees suggested a bear attack, and police continued searches — including helicopter reconnaissance — for another woman in her 70s who was missing. A postmortem examination determined the cause of death was blood loss, with claw wounds to the neck estimated to be fatal.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Friday, October 3, 2025 at 04:00 PM
Address
Kurikoma Iwagasaki, Kurihara City, Miyagi
Coordinates
38.832942, 140.991131
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