A pensioner saved a friend from a bear with two shots in the Irkutsk region A 61-year-old man was in the forest of the Chunsky district when a predator attacked him. His 66-year-old friend came running to help, shot the animal twice and managed to neutralize it. Despite his injuries, the victim independently reached the village and sought medical help. According to 112, the man has several open wounds on his head and arms. He was hospitalized. Photo: Kirill Iskoldsky.

A pensioner saved a friend from a bear with two shots in the Irkutsk region A 61-year-old man was in the forest of the Chunsky district when a predator attacked him. His 66-year-old friend came running to help, shot the animal twice and managed to neutralize it. Despite his injuries, the victim independently reached the village and sought medical help. According to 112, the man has several open wounds on his head and arms. He was hospitalized. Photo: Kirill Iskoldsky.