Man lives after bear breaks his spine and keeps him as food inside den

The Siberian Times ^ | June 26, 2019 | Siberian Times

[plain talk]

The emaciated man from Russia’s remote Republic of Tuva was preserved as ‘tin-can’ food to eat later by a brown bear, say local reports in the region. A group of local hunters found Alexander after their dogs refused to leave the area of the den. Their persistent barking pushed the hunters to check inside the lair, where they found a barely-alive man. He was rushed to the local hospital and has been diagnosed with a broken spine and severe emaciation. Alexander remembers his first name but not his age, and was reportedly in the den for around one month, drinking urine to survive.

He is now in the intensive care with multiple injuries and rotting skin. He can move his arms, local hospital doctors said.

He managed to explain that he was attacked and dragged inside the den when he broke his spine. The attack happened approximately a month ago, Alexander said. ‘The bear preserved me as food for later’, he explained.

[MikelTackNailer]

That poor guy. First thing I thought of was Ivan from "HellBoy"

[null and void]

Kanawa

[M Kehoe]

Thanks Nully.

5.56mm

[eddie willers]

Fake news.

[null and void]

Only in that it wasn’t a bear, it was an Alma...

[Chode]

the sh1t nightmares are made from

[rapture-me]

Urine is the same salinity as salt water. Drinking salt water to survive will only speed up the death.

[laplata]

That’s right. I thought of that, too.

[ViLaLuz]

Set Bieber to Stune!