NEELUM (Kashmir English): A man was attacked by a bear in the forest of Arang Kel, a popular tourist spot in Neelum Valley, on Wednesday, seriously injuring him, the health official said.
According to the Admin Office THQ Kel, Mushtaq Mughal, a 25-year-old man named Jamil Hussain, resident of Arang Kel, went to the nearby forest at 1:00 pm today.
In the forest, he was attacked by a female bear already present there. He sustained injuries during the attack but managed to reach a nearby village.
Later, he was shifted to THQ Hospital for medical treatment. “Surgeon Dr. Rashid Hussain received the injured patient and started treatment,” the hospital official said.
Earlier this month, a similar incident was reported where a singer, Quratulain Balouch, was injured when she was attacked by a brown bear in the Deosai National Park, Skardu.
She was out camping on Thursday night when she was attacked by a bear and was rescued by residents and shifted to a hospital.
The rare brown bear attacked the camp of the singer, near Bara Pani, a well-known camping spot in Deosai, where she was accompanying her team for a shoot, said Gilgit-Baltistan wildlife officials.
She was accompanied by two friends, according to Baltistan police spokesperson Ghulam Muhammad, and was attacked by the bear when it injured both her arms with its claws and teeth. However, luckily, her cameraman and another friend were left unharmed during the attack.
