This is the moment a man miraculously cheated death today by clambering into his Toyota when a giant wild brown bear pounced on him.
Footage shows his amazing escape, slamming the backseat car door shut just at the second the beast pounced on its hind legs.
The same rampaging predator killed and scalped a woman pensioner in an attack on a sports field near a nursery school close to the centre of Russian city Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The woman, 84, was rushed to intensive care but could not be saved.
The bear also staged a terrifying attack on a boy, 12, as he fled from the bear on Okeanskaya Street near a sports centre.
The animal chased him and lunged at his backpack.
The boy fell suffering temple and knee wounds but knew to play dead, which saved his life.
He bravely lay motionless where he fell despite the pain and fear.
Footage shows his amazing escape, slamming the backseat car door shut just at the second the beast pounced on its hind legs.
The same rampaging predator killed and scalped a woman pensioner in an attack on a sports field near a nursery school close to the centre of Russian city Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
After the huge beast wandered away the child ran for cover to seek help, according to reports.
After the man took cover in his Toyota Harrier, the raging bear viciously attacked his car, breaking a window, and scratching and denting the vehicle with the damage seen on a picture.
It then ran off on all fours.
The bear responsible for these three attacks was found and shot by wildlife officers, said officials.
There was ‘shock and fear’ among residents that the authorities had failed to stop the bear reaching the centre of the city.
The attacks came as the city – regional capital of Kamchatka region with a 164,900 population – is under siege from brown bears.
At least two more wild animals were seen in the city causing panic among residents.
Hunting inspectors and police marksmen are now on duty in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The bear responsible for these three attacks was found and shot by wildlife officers, said officials
The bear responsible for these three attacks was found and shot by wildlife officers, said officials
The regional health ministry said: ‘The woman who was attacked by a bear on the morning of September 25 could not be saved.
‘She sustained injuries incompatible with life.
‘Despite the resuscitation efforts carried out, the patient passed away.
‘The Ministry of Health of the Kamchatka Territory expresses sincere condolences to the family and friends of this resident of our region.’
