{"id":60762,"date":"2025-12-12T12:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gps-watch-of-hiker-killed-by-bear-in-japan-reveals-harrowing-details-about-his-final-moments\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:19:16","slug":"gps-watch-of-hiker-killed-by-bear-in-japan-reveals-harrowing-details-about-his-final-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/gps-watch-of-hiker-killed-by-bear-in-japan-reveals-harrowing-details-about-his-final-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"GPS watch of hiker killed by bear in Japan reveals harrowing details about his final moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next day, a newspaper report said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/bears-kill-record-number-people-japan-2025\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Bears have killed a record 13 people<\/a><\/span> in Japan this year and injured more than 200 others, while reports of the creatures roaming near schools and rampaging in supermarkets have heightened anxiety, especially in rural northern regions.<\/p>\n<p>The hiker&#8217;s GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack on August 14, the Asahi Shimbun reported.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the device showed that at around 11 a.m. it suddenly deviated from the hiking trail in Hokkaido and went down a forested slope, the daily said.<\/p>\n<p>In an area of thick brush, it repeatedly circled and passed over the same spot.<\/p>\n<p>The watch also showed that the man&#8217;s heart stopped beating about 100 to 130 yards from the trail, indicating that he died there.<\/p>\n<p>The watch remained in the same spot all night but moved again around 9 a.m. the next morning, travelling several hundred yards through the brush.<\/p>\n<p>This suggests the brown bear had come back and dragged the man&#8217;s body away, the Asahi said.<\/p>\n<p>Three days later, on August 15, a bear with two cubs was spotted dragging his body in its mouth. All three animals were killed.<\/p>\n<p>A mound of earth made by the bear was found nearby and traces of the man &#8212; who was engaged to be married &#8212; were discovered, the report added.<\/p>\n<p>The victim&#8217;s parents were asked to identify the body, but police asked them only to look at his face because of the extent of injuries.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0&#8220;A chance to expand their range&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Bears hungry because of shortages of food such as acorns \u2014 which has been blamed on climate change \u2014 are encroaching more into towns where the human population is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cbsnews.com\/news\/japan-population-decline-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">aging and dwindling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say warmer weather is also affecting the hibernation patterns of the animals, which in the case of brown bears can weigh 1,100 pounds and outrun a human.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/12\/9e49dee3-589d-4b22-b64b-cc5a7603a34f\/thumbnail\/620x465g9\/a2701913f3cb90f92cb27d7bd269f2d1\/gettyimages-2239855978.jpg#\" alt=\"Shirakawago UNESCO Village In Gifu \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/12\/9e49dee3-589d-4b22-b64b-cc5a7603a34f\/thumbnail\/620x465g9\/a2701913f3cb90f92cb27d7bd269f2d1\/gettyimages-2239855978.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/12\/12\/9e49dee3-589d-4b22-b64b-cc5a7603a34f\/thumbnail\/1240x930g9\/73b23c4d7af8570d682e57f2197f2887\/gettyimages-2239855978.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A warning sign is seen at the closed walking trail to the observatory in the Shirakawago 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href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/japan-bear-attacks-record-year\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News<\/a><\/span>&#8216; Elizabeth Palmer in 2023.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = 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