Romania, Motorcyclist Photographs Bear With Cubs: The Animal Drags Him Into The Woods And Kills Him

In Romania, a motorcyclist , who is believed to be Italian , was killed by a bear along the Transfagarasana nature trail, in the heart of the Romanian Carpathians . The man - the media in Bucharest reported - was dragged by the bear1 into the depths of the forest and his body was found after an hour of searching. The animal that attacked him, a female, was later killed. The motorcycle found along the road had an Italian license plate, which is why it is believed that the victim is a citizen with a passport from Rome, although so far there has been no official confirmation from either the Romanian authorities or the Italian embassy in Bucharest.

The man was part of a group of motorcyclists who were heading from Vidraru towards Lake Bâlea and, next to the motorcycle that remained on the side of the road, a glove was also found, which is presumed to have belonged to the victim. According to the authorities, the man stopped to photograph the bear together with her cubs , at which point the animal became extremely aggressive. The authorities say that the tragedy could have been avoided and the images on the motorcyclist's mobile phone confirm his reckless act.

“You can see that he stopped, got off the motorcycle and took a series of photos while the bear was with her cubs and she attacked him. He was at a fairly close distance from the animal . You can clearly see the bear's aggressive nature, you can see when she gets close and the recklessness of all the tourists who do the same thing on the Transfagarasana. We have been reporting the problems for years, nobody takes any action and we are pilloried,” said Drago Ionescu, representative of the hunting fund, as reported by hotnews.