Man killed in bear attack at Ukraine zoo

Published: July 13, 2008 at 12:44 PM
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KIEV, Ukraine, July 13 (UPI) -- A drunken man was killed by two brown bears Sunday at a zoo in southern Ukraine while attempting to snap a photograph of them, witnesses said.

A local television station said the man was trying to take a photo of the bruins when he accidentally toppled into their open-air cage and passed out, RIA Novosti reported Sunday.

Onlookers said they were yelling to alert authorities as they watched the bears rip the man into pieces.


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