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Search is on for barefoot man who clashed with bear at Warsaw zoo Police find barefoot man who clashed with bear at Warsaw zoo
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Polish authorities are searching for a man who tangled with a bear at Warsaw’s zoo and escaped, leaving traces of his blood behind. A man who went missing after tangling with a brown bear at Warsaw’s zoo, leaving traces of blood, was found on Thursday in a hospital.
Maria Krakowiak, head of the animals of prey section at the zoo, said on Thursday that the man had not been found after his stunt on Sunday. The 32-year-old, being treated for an arm wound, refused to tell police why he entered the enclosure on Sunday and approached the bear. Maria Krakowiak, head of the animals of prey section at the zoo, said the man’s stunt was very dangerous and could have ended much worse.
Some blood was found outside the enclosure but it appears the man was not badly hurt since no local hospitals reported treating him. Krakowiak said the stunt was very dangerous and could have ended much worse. Blood was found on Sunday outside the enclosure. A witness then posted photos on online showing the man inside, bare-footed and in shorts. In one photo he has his right palm in the bear’s mouth. From other photos it appears the bear, a female named Sabina, tried to bite his arm and that the man hit the bear. It is not clear which happened first.
A witness posted photographs online showing the man in shorts and with bare feet. From the photos it appears the bear, a female named Sabina, tried to bite the man’s arm and that the man hit the bear. From the images it is not clear which happened first. However, the tabloid Fakt, citing witnesses, reported on Wednesday that it was the man who first attacked Sabina, hitting the 200kg (440lb) bear with his fists. “He survived only thanks to a miracle,” Fakt wrote.
However, the tabloid Fakt, citing witnesses, reported on Wednesday that it was the man who first attacked Sabina, hitting the 200kg (440lb) bear with his fists. Krakowiak said the zoo is hoping that city authorities will now install cameras to monitor the bear’s enclosure. A popular fixture in Warsaw for decades, the enclosure is on a busy street, a few hundred metres from the zoo proper.
“He survived only thanks to a miracle,” Fakt added. Spokeswoman Paulina Onyszko said police informed the man that he could face a fine of up to 1,000 zlotys (£170) if found guilty of provoking the animal into aggression.
The bear enclosure, while belonging to the zoo, is situated outside its boundaries, along a busy street – an unusual landmark that has been there for decades. The case was being sent to court, Onyszko said.
Krakowiak said the zoo was hoping that the city authorities would install cameras to monitor the bear enclosure.