News Black Bear Kurihara, Miyagi Oct 3, 2025, 04:35 AM

Description

Around 13:35 on October 3, 2025, in Kuriharamachi Kurikoma-aji Aratozawa, Miyagi Prefecture, a 75-year-old woman picking mushrooms was attacked by a bear and killed, and another woman in her 70s who was with her is missing. Bear sightings are frequent in the area, and thorough searches have not been carried out.

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

Summary

In October of last year, an elderly woman picking mushrooms in Kurihara's Kurikoma area was killed by a bear and a companion in her 70s went missing. Frequent bear activity in the area has prevented thorough searches for safety reasons, making discovery difficult.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 04:35 AM

Address

Coordinates

38.879261, 140.861037

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