A Bear which escaped from the Giritale Veterinary hospital, had attacked a villager and was killed by the Wildlife officials on Friday. The Bear was brought in to the Veterinary hospital for treatment and had escaped by breaking the cage it was in. The victim who was seriously injured by the bear attack, was rushed to the Polonnaruwa Base hospital.
The victim was identified as a 44 -year-old fisherman of the same village. “Someone told us that there was a baby elephant and we went to see it. Soon after, we noticed that it was a bear. He came after us and we all ran to our house and closed the door. He then tried to attack the window and later left the village,” said a villager.
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