Posted on 07/19/2022 11:55:22 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
Bears have mauled and eaten a wealthy couple and a pilot after their helicopter crashed in the Russian wilderness.
The helicopter was flown by well-known Russian biathlete Igor Malinovsky, with business people Zoya Kaygorodova and Sergey Kolesnyak on board.
On July 16, the helicopter lost communication due to bad weather, Euro Weekly News reported. The next day, the helicopter wreckage was discovered by rescuers in Kamchatka. Three hours later, remains of the trio were found near the Semyachkov Pass, just 13 kilometers from the Uzon volcano.
It is believed the corpses were dragged away, mauled and eaten by wild bears that populate the region.
Kamchatka has one of the highest densities of brown bears on the earth. An estimated 10,000 to 14,000 bears live in the Peninsula, which is about the size of California.
Bears do not usually seek out humans to eat. They usually eat plants, insects, fish, and other smaller animals. Kamchatka brown bears have access to richer food sources such as salmon, pine nuts and berries. However, bears are opportunistic hunters, meaning they take advantage of food that is readily available to them. Grizzly bears in particular, will often scavenge the remains of prey that is already dead.
Kamchatka brown bears are one of the largest bears in the world. Males can reach a weight of 1,500 pounds.
The bears may have sifted through the helicopter remains to get to the passengers, the Daily Star reported.
The couple were reportedly tourists to the area, and had been exploring the peninsula. It is unclear whether the passengers were dead before being dragged off by the predators. Bears rarely attack humans unless provoked or threatened in some way.
A criminal investigation has been launched into the crash and the deaths of the passengers, NTV reported.
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Baldwin dies slowly. Glean the good parts in total.
Hopefully they were already dead when the bears got to them.
Is that how you stop a bear from charging?
Well, you’ve missed a few killer bear stories here on FR! :-)
Waste not, want not.
how about the fag in charge of Ukraine who does not know when to surrender and allow citizens to die? Hard to do that when his NWO/WEF butt buddies tell him not to..
There’s tons of people there as many armies stay and move through there in the game “Risk.”
Rimshot!.................
Russia is game to you?
What is wealthy in Russia?
Not as bad as getting your flesh ripped apart by weasels.
I knew two men in SE Alaska who were attacked by brown bears. One survived, one did not. There was nothing funny about either incident, and I hope these people were already deceased before the bears showed up.
maybe
"The couple were reportedly tourists to the area, and had been exploring the peninsula. It is unclear whether the passengers were dead before being dragged off by the predators."
No. But Kamchatka is.
Da Bears!
Far Side — I love it.
Kept a book of Far Side in the Throne Room.
They never got old.
Sometimes I wouldn’t ‘get’ one.
Then by and by I would - and it would be great.
Thanks
“A criminal investigation has been launched into the crash and the deaths of the passengers, NTV reported”
It was self defense 🤪
[[They usually eat plants, insects, fish, and other smaller animals]]
Except when they don’t
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