A tragic incident unfolded as a father and son ventured into the forest to gather wood, only to be viciously attacked by an enraged sloth bear in the Kanker area of Chhattisgarh
A father and son died after a terrifying bear attack in a forest in India.
The duo had ventured into the area to gather wood when they were viciously attacked by an enraged sloth bear in the Kanker area of Chhattisgarh. The victims, Suklal Darro, 45, and Ajju Kureti, 22, tragically died as a result of the attack.
Despite efforts to save them, Darro succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital, while Kureti passed away on the spot. Reports indicate that a forest officer also sustained injuries while attempting to rescue Darro and Kureti from the bear’s clutches.
The bear, in a fit of rage, held the officer in its arms and tried to crush him. “Don’t run away,” a man in the background can be heard saying to the guard moments before bear mauled him. The bear was captured on camera charging into the woods to attack three people.
A terrifying clip of the attack shows the animal assaulting a uniformed forest guard, pinning him down and making it impossible for him to escape. Narayan Yadav, the forest guard, sustained hand injuries and was in critical condition.
It remains unclear whether the bear left the area on its own or was driven away by forest officials. Authorities used JCBs to retrieve the bodies of the father and sons from the jungle. The bear remains at large, causing fear in the community following the tragic incident that resulted in the loss of two lives.
Last year, a raging brown bear mauled a father and son to death after breaking into their home just hours after killing 35 dogs in a shelter.
The man-eating beast broke into the house in the Primorsky region of Russia before killing and devouring the father and son, aged 87 and 56. Hunting inspectors were immediately ordered to track down and kill the bear after it was feared it could strike again – and hours later, they found and shot the predator. Police had cordoned off the village and stood guard to protect terrified locals. A night curfew was also imposed.
Harrowing pictures showed the mauled corpses of the men and the dogs. Bear expert Sergey Aramilev said the animal’s behaviour was not typical for the species, and it is likely the beast had been wounded by hunters, or was deranged and aggressive from rabies. He said: “If the bear kills people, then it was either injured by a person or sick with rabies. A healthy bear would definitely not do this, it would not even come close to a populated area.”