Swiss man cuts off arm to escape bear attack in Chiang Mai

The wildlife volunteer had stretched his arm into the bear’s cage to feed it when it suddenly chomped into his arm. - ONE NEWS 31/FACEBOOK

BANGKOK: A Swiss man cut off his arm with a pocket knife after a bear bit into it at a wildlife foundation in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Stefan Specogna, a wildlife volunteer, had stretched his right arm into a black bear’s cage to feed the animal when it suddenly chomped into his arm and refused to let go, reported Thai news outlets.