In Bashkiria, a dog named Snowball saved a group of climbers from a bear, and he himself was seriously injured.
During training near the village of Igir, the dogs sensed a predator and started barking. The snowball rushed towards the bear and distracted him from the people.
At first, the wound on the back leg didn't seem dangerous, but by evening the dog was getting worse. Climbers secured him on a rescue stretcher, carried him off the rocks and handed him to the baker. Snowball is currently undergoing treatment and has several months of recovery ahead of him. One of the climbers took the dog for himself: "Now I have a dog."
Local residents and tourists know Snowball well: he often met and texted people on the trail. Now it's the people's turn to take care of him.