Overview
- An emergency call came in around 9:27–9:30 a.m. from a mountain forest in Fujioka’s Minamikawa area reporting a bear attack.
- The 60-year-old victim suffered injuries to his head/face and left arm and was transported unconscious to a hospital in Maebashi.
- He was reported as being in serious condition, with one outlet noting it was believed his life was not in danger.
- The hunting party consisted of six men, and no one else was injured during the incident on the prefecture’s opening day of hunting.
- Police say a member of the group shot the bear before the attack, and the adult animal—estimated at about 100 kilograms—fled deeper into the woods as authorities increased patrols.