Fatal brown bear (Ursus arctos) attack: case report and literature review.
Bear incidents are widely publicized, though serious incidents rarely occur. We describe here a case of human death caused by brown bear (Ursus arctos) feet. The brown bear is the biggest carnivore of Greece, reaching up to 200-300 kg weight. This is the first documented fatality involving a brown bear in Greece in which the victim died as a direct traumatic result of the attack.
Vougiouklakis
Theodore
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Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. tvujuk@cc.uoi.gr
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000473:pathology*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000473:pathology; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D001503:Ursidae; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*