Tokyo, 14 December. The recent bear attack in Japan’s Hokkaido region has deeply moved people. The GPS watch of the mountaineer who fell victim to the attack revealed the story of his final moments. The watch, which recorded his route and heartbeat via satellite, was recovered from the site. The old Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun provided a touching account of those moments. The man was attacked and killed by the bear on 14 August.
Data showed that at around 11 am, he was on the trail but suddenly left it and descended into the forest. His steps appeared to circle among some bushes, clearly indicating fear and struggle. The watch also recorded that his heartbeat stopped at that spot, marking the place of his death.
A few hours later, the watch recorded movement again for a few hundred metres, suggesting the bear returned and moved the body from the original place. On 15 August, local authorities saw a brown bear carrying the dead man in its mouth along with two cubs. Later, all three bears were killed.
According to the Japanese newspaper, when the deceased’s parents received the body, they requested to see only his face, as the rest of the body was severely injured.
Japan Today reported that bear attacks in the country have reached record levels this year. In Hokkaido alone, 13 people have died and over 200 have been injured. These incidents are mainly happening in rural areas where bear habitats and human activities increasingly overlap.
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