Attack by bear with rabies in Brasov county, Romania

On 16 October 2004, a single bear was reported to have attacked several people in the forest surrounding Brasov, a city of 400 000 inhabitants, in Transylvania, central Romania. One man, who was picking mushrooms deep in the forest, was killed by the bear, and 11 others, who were picnicking near the edge of the forest, were wounded, seven severely