Bear kills two women in Krasnoyarsk forest
Two elderly women went missing while collecting mushrooms in the Krasnoyarsk Krai forest on August 31 and September 1, 2026, and were later found dead with signs of a bear attack. The bodies were discovered three to four kilometers from the village of Podtесovo, and a bear was suspected of killing and burying them.
Consensus
- Two women went into the forest in the Krasnoyarsk Krae on August 31 and September 1 to collect mushrooms.
- The women did not return home and were reported missing by their relatives.
- Their bodies were found on September 2, 2026, in a forested area near the village of Podtесovo.
- The bodies showed signs of a bear attack.
- A criminal investigation was launched by the Investigative Committee of Russia.
- Judicial-medical examinations were conducted to determine the cause of death.
- Seven bears were neutralized in the Eniseysky District over a three-day period.
- A state of heightened readiness was declared in Krasnoyarsk due to bear activity.
- Bear sightings were reported in multiple villages and towns within the Eniseysky District.
Points of divergence
- The bear killed the first woman at around 10 a.m. on August 31, then dragged her body to a landfill near Podtесovo and buried her. — riamo
- The second woman was killed nine hours after the first, and her body was found five meters from the first. — riamo
- The second woman was killed when she accidentally approached the site where the bear was guarding the first body. — fontanka
- The two women went into the forest on August 31 and September 1. — fontanka
- A bear attacked a man in the Severo-Baykalsky District of Buryatia, causing injuries but not death. — tg_echoonline_news
- Ten bear sightings were reported in populated areas of the Eniseysky District within three days. — vm
- The bodies were found three kilometers from Podtесovo. — tg_bazabazon
- The bodies were found three to four kilometers from Podtесovo. — interfax
Coverage (10 sources)
- Bear in turn buried bodies of torn-apart Novosibirsk pensioners on dump — РИАМО
- Bear killed and buried two women near Krasnoyarsk — Фонтанка
- In Krasnoyarsk Krai, bodies of two women with bear attack traces found — РИАМО
- Two women died after bear attack in Krasnoyarsk Krai — ЭХО / Новости
- Bears came out to people in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Two mushroom nests were destroyed, one predator was shot by a police officer — Фонтанка
- Shot: Bear invasion recorded in Krasnoyarsk Krai — Вечерняя Москва
- Bear bit off two women who went into the forest for mushrooms in Krasnoyarsk Krai — Вечерняя Москва
- Prosecution Service will conduct an investigation into the incident of a bear attacking mushroom pickers in Krasnoyarsk Krai — Вести
- Bear gnawed off two women who went into the forest for mushrooms in Krasnoyarsk Krai. — Baza
- Bodies of two mushroom pickers found in Krasnoyarsk Krai with signs of bear attack — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Podtessovo
- Eniseysk District
- SK
- Moscow
- Russia
- TASS
- SHOT
- Krasnoyarsk
- Investigative Committee
- GSU
- Republic of Khakassia
- INTERFAX.RU
- Zoya G. Kosolap
- PhotoBank Lory Srazu