Bear kills man in Slovakia forest in what could be first fatal attack

The 57-year old man was killed by a brown bear whose population has tripled in 20 years, sparking calls for legal hunting

A 57-year-old man has been killed by a brown bear in central Slovakia, in what the state forestry company said could be the first confirmed deadly attack by a wild bear, whose population has tripled in 20 years.

An autopsy confirmed today that the man from Liptovska Luzna died from injuries caused by this predator," the forestry company, Lesy Slovenske Republiky, said on Facebook.