Three Bears Escape from Ulju-gun Bear Farm... Owner Couple Found Dead

All Firefighters Dispatched Shot Dead

Asian black bear

Three bears escaped from a bear breeding farm and were shot dead. A couple in their 60s who managed the farm were found dead in front of the breeding enclosure. It is presumed they were attacked by the escaped bears.

According to fire authorities and police on the 9th, a daughter reported at 9:37 p.m. the previous day that "her parents had not been contacted for several hours."

Firefighters who received the report headed to a farm in Beomseo-eup, Ulju-gun, where the parents were presumed to be, and found two Asiatic black bears outside the farm and one inside.

The firefighters confirmed with the reporter that her parents had been raising three bears, and together with hunters, all three bears were shot dead at 11:33 p.m. that day.

During this process, a man and woman in their 60s, the farm managers and the reporter's parents, were found collapsed at the farm entrance.

Both were deceased at the time.

The police are investigating the exact cause of death, considering the possibility that the couple was attacked by the bears based on external injuries.

Upon hearing about the bear escape, Ulju-gun sent a text message at 11:25 p.m. that day urging residents near the bear breeding farm to refrain from going outside.

Safety alert text sent by Ulju County Office