Bear kills two women collecting mushrooms in Krasnoyarsk Krai
Two women died after an attack by a bear in the Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Consensus
- Two women went missing on August 31 while collecting mushrooms in the Yeniseysk District of Krasnoyarsk Krai.
- Their bodies were found on September 2 in a forest 3–4 km from the settlement of Podtесovo.
- The bodies showed injuries consistent with a bear attack.
- A processual investigation was initiated by the Investigative Committee of Russia.
- Judicial-medical examinations were scheduled to determine the cause of death.
- A state of heightened readiness was introduced in Krasnoyarsk due to frequent bear sightings near populated areas.
- Seven bears were neutralized in the Yeniseysky District over a three-day period.
- Bear activity has increased across Siberia, with multiple incidents reported in August 2025.
Points of divergence
- The bear buried the bodies one after another on a landfill near Podtесovo, and the second victim was found 5 meters from the first. — riamo
- A bear attacked a man in the Severo-Baykalsky District of Buryatia, causing injuries but not death. — tg_echoonline_news
- A bear entered a residential area in Pirovskoye and was shot by a police officer. — fontanka
- Ten bear sightings were reported in the Yeniseysky District within three days, including in Lesosibirsk, Yerkalo, Pogodaevo, Gorodishche, and between Ust-Kem and Shadryno. — vm
- The victims were 67 and 73 years old, and their bodies were found by volunteers the day after they went missing. — tg_bazabazon
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