Bear attacks man in his 60s in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture


The scene where a man was attacked by a bear in Tomiya, Miyagi Prefecture, on Friday evening. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

SENDAI, (Japan): A bear attacked a man in his 60s on a road in Tomiya, Miyagi Prefecture, on Friday (Sept 12) evening, local police reported.

He was taken to a hospital and sustained non-life-threatening injuries to his head, face and arms.

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