15-07-2025
Elderly woman in western Japan injured in bear attack
An elderly woman in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, suffered non-life-threatening injuries after she was attacked by a bear.
Authorities say the woman in her 80s notified the emergency services shortly after 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday that she was attacked by a bear cub at her home in Gojo City.
The woman suffered injuries to her face, and was transported to a hospital.
She was living alone and told rescuers she was trying to hang her laundry when the bear appeared.
Her home is in a sparsely populated mountainous area.
Prefectural officials say this is the second bear attack resulting in injury this year in Nara.
They are urging people to carry bells or other sound-making items when going into the mountains, and to avoid leaving raw garbage outdoors.
