The key facts

  • Since spring, bears have killed 35 people in Russia — data from RIA Novosti
  • On November 7, a watchman at the Salmonica Travel base in the Sobolevo district of Kamchatka went missing; law enforcement confirmed he died from a bear attack
  • The highest death tolls: Krasnoyarsk Krai — 9, Irkutsk Oblast — 8, Tomsk Oblast — 5

What happened

The number of people killed in bear attacks in Russia since spring has reached 35 — such data is reported by RIA Novosti. The latest victim was a watchman at the Salmonica Travel tourist base in Kamchatka Krai: on November 7 he stopped making contact, and later law enforcement confirmed that he died as a result of a bear attack in the Sobolevo district.

Distribution by region

According to RIA Novosti, the largest number of deaths was in Krasnoyarsk Krai — nine people, in Irkutsk Oblast — eight, in Tomsk Oblast — five, in Kamchatka — three, in Buryatia — two. One person each fell victim to attacks in Arkhangelsk, Vologda and Kirov oblasts, Khabarovsk Krai, the republics of Tyva and Altai, as well as in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Thus, victims have been recorded in at least 12 regions of the country, and the geography of the incidents covers Siberia, the Far East and the north of European Russia.