A man in the central province of Nghe An has just been attacked by a wild bear while in a local forest.

A man is attacked by a bear in Nghe An Province on February 5

Sam Van Han, 34, from the mountainous Que Phong District's Quang Phong Commune met with the wild bear at 2 pm on Monday while searching for Dong leaves in Pu Huong Forest. 

He was so scared that he ran and was chased and attacked by the bear. As the bear caught him, Han pretended to had died but it still caused serious injuries to his arm and head before leaving.

Han said that after the bear left, he crawled to a tent set up by local people by the forest and called for help. Han was then rushed to Que Phong District's General Hospital for treatment.

Doctors at the hospital said that Han had large scratches on his head and arm and needed at least a hundred of stitches. He is reported to be in stable condition now.

Han is in stable condition now

According to local people, the man who comes from a poor family in the area is an experienced forest hunter. He is coming to the forest to pick leaves which are used for wrapping the traditional Tet's Chung cakes.

A representative from Que Phong District's forest ranger team confirmed that there was no bear farm in the area so the man must have been attacked by a wild bear.

"There are Tibetan and Malayan bears in Pu Huong Forest which are some 60-70 kilos each," he said. "Although there are a very small number of them left, people should be careful while going by this area. Hunting is forbidden."

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