Police patrol around the clock in Hokkaido town after deadly bear attack
On Saturday, police confirmed the death of a man found in bushes after a witness reported a bear attack before 3 a.m. in Fukushima Town's Mitake district. The 52-year-old newspaper delivery man had multiple scratches on his body.
On Sunday, police installed a sign and a barricade to restrict access to about 600 meters of road near the attack site in an attempt to prevent people from entering the mountain.
Children in the town's elementary and junior high schools will get rides to and from school starting on Monday. Physical education and other outdoor activities are cancelled for the time being.
Experts from the Hokkaido Research Organization will conduct an on-the-spot survey on Monday to find fur, saliva and other traces of the bear.
Police and town officials are calling on residents not to leave garbage outside and to take extra caution in early morning and early evening, when brown bears are most active.
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