News Brown Bear Residential area in Fukushima Town (Oshima), Hokkaido, Hokkaido Jul 11, 2025, 06:00 PM

Description

In the early morning of July 12, 2025, a 52-year-old newspaper deliveryman was attacked and killed by a brown bear in a residential area of Fukushima Town (Oshima), Hokkaido. DNA testing of the culled bear matched hair found on the victim's clothing.

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

Summary

In a residential area of Fukushima Town (Oshima), a newspaper deliveryman was fatally attacked by a brown bear in the early morning of July 12. The bear culled on July 18 was confirmed by DNA to be the same individual, and repeated sightings have kept residents on alert.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 06:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

41.483393, 140.251429

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