22日朝、
群馬県みなかみ
町で
栗拾いをしていた
70代の
男性がクマに
襲われ、
軽いけがをしました。
On the morning of the 22nd, a man in his 70s who was collecting chestnuts in Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture, was attacked by a bear and sustained minor injuries.
22日午前5時45分ごろ、群馬県みなかみ町真庭で近くに住む77歳の男性がクマに襲われたと家族から警察に通報がありました。
Around 5:45 a.m. on the 22nd, a family member reported to the police that a 77-year-old man living nearby was attacked by a bear in Maniwa, Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture.
警察によりますと男性は自宅近くで栗拾いを1人でしていた所、突然、後ろからクマにひっかかれ尻に軽いけがをしたということです。
According to the police, the man was picking chestnuts alone near his home when he was suddenly scratched from behind by a bear and suffered a minor injury to his buttocks.
クマは体長がおよそ1メートルで、そのまま走り去ったということです。
The bear was about one meter long and reportedly ran away just like that.
通報からおよそ15分後には現場から北に1。About 15 minutes after the report, about 1 to the north from the scene
6キロほど離れたJR上越線の後閑駅付近でクマが目撃されていて、警察がパトロールするなどして注意を呼びかけています。
A bear was sighted near Gokan Station on the JR Joetsu Line, about 6 kilometers away, and the police are patrolling the area and urging people to be cautious.
現場は田んぼや畑の中に住宅が点在する地域です。
The site is in an area where houses are scattered among rice fields and farmland.