A WOMAN was ripped apart in a vicious bear attack and her whole body devoured – other than her head.
The victim’s haunting last moments were captured on CCTV as she walked along an icy road in Serov, central-western Russia in early March.
Anastasia Bulgakova, 44, is seen strolling in the dead of night, wrapped up in warm layers.
The street is deserted other than for the lone woman.
And that was the last time Anastasia was ever seen.
A search was launched when she went missing, and locals eventually made the grim discovery of a severed head.
Officials are carrying out DNA tests to confirm whether the head belonged to Anastasia.
It was scarred with “bite marks from a large animal”, according to local sources.
Signs of bear activity were located in the area, but wolves also roam the land.
However, investigators have not ruled out that the victim was murdered and her body was later mauled by bears.
Anastasia vanished on March 9 as she walked along the road to the village of Novaya Kola at around one in the morning.
Police say they currently have “no operationally significant information” about her fate.
The DNA of other missing people is also being checked against the severed head.
According to Police Colonel Valery Gorelykh from the Sverdlovsk region, there are ongoing search operations in the micro-district where the head was discovered. The authorities are hoping to uncover any potential additional remains in the area.
“Wild animals could have possibly dragged them away.”
Another person lost their life to a wild animal attack in Indonesia.
Sarangadi, 49, a dad from India, was killed by a crocodile when the beast grabbed him and dragged him into the water.
Friends battled to pull him from the powerful jaws but were unable to save him.
Sarangadi was foraging for shellfish in the river when the crocodile attacked him.
The beast reportedly launched out of the murky water and latched onto the man’s torso with its jaws.
Sarangadi’s pals tried their best to reach him but he was quickly dragged into the depths of the river.
One of the friends said he had seen a “whirlpool” in the middle of the water shortly before the shocking attack.
An eyewitness named Asdar recounted the events saying that while the rest of the villagers ventured into the river, they decided to remain on land. Shortly after their arrival, Asdar witnessed a commotion in the middle of the river.
“Suddenly, a crocodile surged out of the water and attacked Sarangadi.
“He works as a farmer. Collecting shellfish is not a usual part of his routine. He could have lived if we had not invited him.”
Rescue teams searched the river overnight where Sarangadi’s body was eventually found.
