World · East Asia & Pacific · 3 hrs ago
Bear found asleep on sofa after entering home in Tomsk region
A bear entered a home in Negotka, a village in Russia’s Tomsk region, late last week while the homeowner was away.
It climbed in through a window, damaged the refrigerator and furniture, and ate food it found inside.
The next morning, the homeowner’s relatives came to heat the stove and feed the cats, and found the bear asleep on the sofa.
They called other villagers, who shot the bear.
A local official said the animal was adult and badly malnourished.
Bears have been appearing more often near settlements in the region, where authorities declared heightened readiness in September.
Officials have also recorded seven bear attacks on people in the region this year, with five deaths reported, though some details remain preliminary.
A bear entered a home in Negotka, in Tomsk region, ate food and fell asleep on a sofa.
The homeowner was away when the bear came in through a window late the previous week.
Relatives found the bear snoring when they arrived to heat the stove and feed the cats.
RIA Tomsk reported that residents shot the bear after it was discovered.
The bear was adult and severely emaciated, according to the local administration representative cited by RIA Tomsk.
- Who
- A bear entered the home; the homeowner’s relatives found it.
- What
- The bear ate food and slept on a sofa. RIA Tomsk reported that residents shot it.
- When
- Late the previous week; the exact date is not stated.
- Where
- A private home in Negotka, in the Kargasoksky district of Tomsk region.
- Why
- It entered while searching for food.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The bear entered the home through a window while the homeowner was away.
A relative came to heat the stove and feed the cats, heard snoring and found the bear on the sofa.
Residents of the settlement shot the bear, according to RIA Tomsk.
- Location
- Negotka, Kargasoksky district, Tomsk region
- Entry point
- Window
- Discovery
- Relatives found the bear asleep on the sofa
- Bear’s condition
- Adult and severely emaciated, according to RIA Tomsk
- Reported outcome
- Residents shot the bear, according to RIA Tomsk
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What people are saying
He turned everything over, took out the window and broke everything. He gnawed the refrigerator: apparently he found something edible. He scratched everything around. He took the paintings down. And while he was running around and pulling at everything, even the television turned on. Then, apparently, he had a snack and lay down to sleep on the sofa.
The homeowner was away. The bear climbed in through the window, looked for food, found something, ate and then lay down to sleep on the sofa.