TOKYO - A 73 year-old woman was left unconscious after apparently being attacked by a bear at a facility for people with disabilities in Kita-Akita city , in Japan’s Akita Prefecture, on July 31 , police said.

The woman was a resident of the facility.

According to the Akita Prefectural Police, another resident found the woman groaning and bleeding on the grounds of the facility at around 11pm (10pm, Singapore time) that day.

She suffered injuries to her face and head. The facility’s surveillance camera captured her being attacked head-on by a black animal about 1m long just after leaving the front entrance holding a garbage bag.

The prefectural government said that on July 25, a bear cub had been sighted walking in a roadside drainage ditch near the scene.

The area is dotted with welfare facilities and houses and is roughly 3km west of Odate-Noshiro Airport. Police have urged residents in the vicinity to exercise caution. THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

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