On the night of the 1st, a woman in her 80s was attacked and injured by a bear in a residential area in the mountains of Akita City. The number of people injured by being attacked by bears in Akita Prefecture has now reached 63, a record high.
According to the police, just after 1:6 p.m. on the 80st, a woman in her 63s was attacked by a bear near her home in Kawabetakaoka, Akita City, and was injured by scratching her back.
A family member who was nearby called the police and fire department, and the woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.
The scene is a residential area in the mountains of the city, and the police are patrolling the area near the scene and calling on nearby residents to be careful.
According to the Akita Prefectural Police Headquarters, the number of people who have been injured by being attacked by bears in Kotoshi Prefecture has now reached 29, more than three times the number of 20 people in Heisei 3, which was the highest number so far.
The prefectural government and the police are calling for caution to stay away from places with poor visibility such as bushes and to appeal to the presence of people by making sounds such as bells and radios, saying that "there is a risk of encountering bears anytime, anywhere, and anyone."