EPISODE · Aug 5, 2025 · 4 MIN
Bear attacks woman outside home for people with disabilities in Akita
from Disability News Japan · host Michael Gillan Peckitt
A woman was sent to hospital unconscious after an apparent bear attack outside a facility for people with disabilities, police said on Friday. More and more wild bears have been spotted in residential areas in Japan in recent years, resulting in a rising number of attacks and deaths. "A 73-year-old woman was found lying down with head injuries at the facility entrance on Thursday night," a local police spokesman in Akita Prefecture said. Emergency doctors told police they believed it was a bear attack based on the injuries the woman suffered, the spokesman said. Episode notes: ‘Bear attacks woman outside disabled home in Akita’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/08/05/bear-attacks-woman-outside-disabled-home-in-akita/
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A woman was sent to hospital unconscious after an apparent bear attack outside a facility for people with disabilities, police said on Friday. More and more wild bears have been spotted in residential areas in Japan in recent years, resulting in a rising number of attacks and deaths. "A 73-year-old woman was found lying down with head injuries at the facility entrance on Thursday night," a local police spokesman in Akita Prefecture said. Emergency doctors told police they believed it was a bear attack based on the injuries the woman suffered, the spokesman said. Episode notes: ‘Bear attacks woman outside disabled home in Akita’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/08/05/bear-attacks-woman-outside-disabled-home-in-akita/
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