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Bear Attacks Weather Station Employee in Yakutia

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A bear has attacked and bitten on the hand an employee of a meteorological station in Yakutia, in north-eastern Siberia.

MOSCOW, July 30 (RIA Novosti) - A bear has attacked an employee of a meteorological station in Yakutia, in north-eastern Siberia. The woman was bitten on the hand before she  managed to scare away the carnivore with a scream.

The incident occurred on July 30 at about 2 a.m. local time (July 29 8 p.m. MSK) near the local airport in the village of Sangar. The bear wrecked the cabin door, got inside and attacked.

The woman is currently in a state of shock. Hunters were informed that a bear was wandering in the area of Sangar. They are currently in search for the wild animal.

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