Haliyal: A man has miraculously survived after fighting off a bear for more than three hours at Garadolliwada in Haliyal taluk of Uttara Kannada district.
Jube Valanti Adveppache (58) of the Siddi tribe was attacked by a bear on August 22 late evening when he went to his field in the middle of a forest near his village to collect mushrooms. The bear wounded him in his eye, hand and head. He fought the bear bravely for three hours after which the bear retreated.
Jube ran 5 kms to reach his village. The villagers gave him first aid after which he was admitted to KIMS Hospital in Hubballi, where the doctors treated him with 54 stitches on his head and face. On Wednesday, Jube was shifted to Haliyal taluk hospital.
Range Forest Officer Deepak Naik and Sambrani forest officials visited him in hospital.
