Two residents of Kolpashevsky District died in a bear attack in Tomsk Oblast

According to preliminary data, on September 18, a 44-year-old employee of a local farm went into the forest near the village of Sever in Kolpashevsky District to look for a cow that had gone missing from the farm. The next day, a 46-year-old fellow villager joined the search.

Today, the bodies of both men were found by local residents in the forest. Nearby was an aggressive predator, which was neutralized, the agency's press service said.

The remains of the missing cow were found near the bodies of the deceased, Interfax clarified, citing the press service of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Tomsk Oblast. The agency is establishing the circumstances of the incident and urged residents and visitors to the region to refrain from going into the forest during the period of seasonal predator activity.

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• Interfax