bear.The unnamed 57-year-old's body was found lying face down in a forest in Slovakia with deep wounds to his face, throat, stomach and chest.The victim disappeared after going for a walk in the forest near the village of Liptovska Luzna - about 118 miles north east from capital Bratislava - in the Low Tatras mountains, according to Slovak news outlet SME.It is thought to be the country's first confirmed fatal attack by a brown bear in almost a century.
The country's bear population has exploded over the past two decades, soaring from fewer than 900 to about 2,760 last year, according to state forestry company Lesy Slovenske Republiky (LSR)."An autopsy confirmed today that the man from Liptovska Luzna died from injuries caused by this.
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