A father fought a bear in the water for an hour and ten minutes. On…

A father fought a bear in the water for an hour and ten minutes. On September 24, it was learned that hockey coach Alexander Kuzmenko, the father of a forward, died at the age of 62 after being attacked by a bear while fishing in Tuva.

Coverage (2 sources)

• Pittsburgh hockey player Kuzmenko: Father fought for more than an hour with a bear for his life — Вечерняя Москва
• Hockey player Kuzmenko told about his father's deadly fight with a bear — Вести

Key entities

• Kuzmenko
• NHL
• Pittsburgh
• Moscow
• The Athletic
• Pittsburgh Penguins

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