Kamchatka, Russia News

At least 30 hungry bears have trapped a group of geologists at their remote survey site in Russia's far east after killing two of their co-workers last week.

Bears are blamed for the recent death of two guards near a platinum mine on the Kamchatka Peninsula in far-eastern Russia, prompting a scare at geological sites over a wide area.

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A sloth of up to 30 hungry and desperate bears have attacked and eaten two men in Russia's wild eastern region of Kamchatka and trapped a group of geologists at their remote site.

A sloth of up to 30 hungry and desperate bears have attacked and eaten two men in Russia's wild eastern region of Kamchatka and trapped a group of geologists at their remote site.

Kamchatka has a 12,000-strong bear population, the largest in Eurasia. Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP Up to 30 hungry and desperate bears have attacked and eaten two men in Russia's wild far eastern region ...

At least 30 hungry bears have trapped a group of geologists at their remote survey site in Russia's far east after killing two of their co-workers last week.

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