TOKYO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Four folks on Monday had been attacked by a bear in Japan’s northeastern prefecture of Akita, with one other one tripped when fleeing the scene, based on native authorities.
The 4 victims of their 60s to 80s, residing in a residential space alongside the Omono River within the prefecture’s capital metropolis of Akita, had been attacked by a bear and brought to the hospital at round 9 a.m. native time, based on the native police.
All the victims had been acutely aware and in a position to speak after they had been transported, mentioned native media stories, including {that a} man in his 80s who noticed a bear and fell as he tried to run away additionally sustained accidents.
The whereabouts of the animal are at present unknown.
Akita Prefecture has seen a higher-than-usual variety of bear sightings this yr, with a document 30 folks injured in assaults, nationwide news company Kyodo reported on Monday, citing the police.
Also on Monday, an 84-year-old man and a 79-year-old lady had been individually attacked by bears in central Japan’s Kanazawa and Toyama, struggling non-life-threatening accidents.
From April to July this yr, a document variety of bear assaults occurred throughout Japan and 53 instances of accidents had been reported, the very best since data started in fiscal 2007, statistics from Japan’s surroundings ministry confirmed.