News Brown Bear Mitsutake, Fukushima Town (Hokkaido), Hokkaido Jul 11, 2025, 03:00 PM

Description

In the early morning of July 12, in a residential area of Mitsutake, Fukushima Town, a 52-year-old newspaper delivery worker, Kenju Sato, was attacked by a brown bear and dragged about 100 meters into nearby bamboo thickets, dying from his injuries. He suffered scratches over his body and bite wounds mainly to the abdomen; the attacking bear was estimated at about 1.5 meters long.

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Summary

In the early hours of July 12, a newspaper delivery man was fatally attacked by a brown bear in a residential area of Mitsutake, Fukushima Town. The victim was dragged into nearby thickets and seriously injured, prompting heightened local alert after repeated sightings. On July 18 a bear was culled near the scene, and DNA from collected hair was found likely to match the individual responsible for a 2021 fatal attack in the same town.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 03:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

41.502037, 140.255607

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