[Regnum] Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky declared a state of high alert on September 26 due to the increasing number of bear incursions into the city, Mayor Yevgeny Belyaev announced.
He noted that emergency services had received several calls from residents about bears over the past 24 hours. All calls were processed.
"The operational teams that constantly respond to reports of bears entering the urban environment during periods of bear activity have been strengthened. Round-the-clock coordination between all emergency services, including the police, has been established to ensure that information about bear sightings is reported promptly and acted upon promptly, mitigating any potential negative consequences," Belyaev wrote on Telegram.
In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city surrounded by wilderness, the heads of all schools and preschools have been instructed to strengthen monitoring of surrounding areas.
Belyaev asked the population to observe safety measures.
A bear attacked a woman on the morning of September 25th on the grounds of School No. 3 at 24 Zelenaya Roshcha Street in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The bear was quickly killed thanks to reports from residents of the Kamchatka capital. The bear had previously attempted to attack a man on Ozernaya Street. The attack was captured on CCTV.
A woman injured in a bear attack died in hospital.