News Brown Bear Higashi Ward, Sapporo (near Shindō-Higashi Station), Hokkaido Jun 17, 2021, 06:30 PM

Description

In the early morning of June 18, 2021, a brown bear appeared in a residential area near Shindō-Higashi Station in Higashi Ward, Sapporo. The bear ran through the area between Motomachi and Sakaemachi stations on the Tōhō Line, attacked four people causing serious and minor injuries, and was culled around 11:15 after about eight hours of response by police, city staff, and hunting association members.

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

Summary

In the early hours of June 18, 2021, a brown bear appeared in a residential area of Higashi Ward, Sapporo, running around multiple stations on the Tōhō subway line and attacking four people. After large-scale searches and public warnings, city officials, police and hunting association members tracked the bear for about eight hours and culled it around 11:15. The incident, said to be the first such attack in Higashi since 1878, shocked local residents.

Bear Type

Brown Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 06:30 PM

Address

Coordinates

43.104807, 141.369087

Sources