Bear Attacks Man Collecting Mulberries in Vayots Dzor Region; Doctors Fight for His Life

On June 4, an extraordinary incident occurred in the Vayots Dzor region. According to shamshyan.com, at approximately 08:30, operational information was received by the Vayots Dzor regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Yeghgnadzor police station that a bear had attacked a citizen in the village of Arates.

A photojournalist reported that an emergency medical team from the "Yeghgnadzor" medical center arrived at the scene, and with the help of villagers, transported a citizen with bodily injuries from the administrative territory of Arates to the Yeghgnadzor medical center.

It was established by the police that the victim is 38-year-old Lyova Vardanyan, a resident of Artabuyk village in the neighboring community of Yeghgis, who was collecting mulberries in Arates when the bear unexpectedly attacked him. At this time, doctors are fighting for his life.