S .-PETERSBURG, October 22A 65-year-old woman who disappeared in the forest in the Leningrad region a week ago, who presumably could have encountered a bear, was found dead, the regional emergency rescue service reports on its Telegram channel.
On October 14, a woman went into the forest near the village of Lyubochazhye, Luga District, taking with her a bucket for mushrooms. Residents of the Luga district reported on social networks that a woman allegedly called from the forest and said that she had met a bear and was running away from it. There is no official confirmation of this information. Rescuers from the Leningrad Region Emergency Rescue Service and volunteers, as well as local residents, took part in the search for the missing person.
“»On the twenty-first of October, LisaAlert volunteers discovered the body of a woman. Assistance in the evacuation was provided by rescuers from the emergency rescue service of the Leningrad region. Rescuers from the search and rescue squad of the city of Tosno and volunteers transported the deceased from the forest and handed her over to the police,» informs regional emergency rescue service.