- Boy attacked by brown bear in village of Kheta on Taimyr peninsula of Siberia
- Youngster was playing with other children on helicopter pad when beast struck
- Russia has seen number of bear attacks this year as natural food supplies are low
A six year old twin boy was mauled to death by a brown bear that walked into his remote village in northern Russia.
The beast grabbed the child in front of other terrified youngsters including his twin sister – and dragged him away into bushes before killing him.
She managed to escape and raise the alarm.
The terrifying bear attack came in the village of Kheta on the Taimyr peninsula in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region, according to Russian reports.
This bear attacked and killed a six-year-old boy as he played near the village of Kheta on the Taimyr peninsula in Siberia, Russia
The bear dragged the youngster away as he played on a helipad near the remote village
The children were playing on a helicopter pad when the bear suddenly approached them.
Olga Degid, Russian Investigative Committee representative, said: “Children were playing outside when a brown bear walked towards them, grabbed a six year old boy and killed him.’
The other youngsters – including the boy’s twin – managed to flee and raise the alarm (pictured, a child walks through Kheta)
A helicopter flies over the village of Kheta, which was the scene of a horrific bear attack
Locals then killed the bear several hours later, she added.
The Russian Investigative Committee, equivalent of the FBI, is carrying out a probe into the attack, reported The Siberian Times.
This is the latest of a number of reports of aggressive bears this month.
The animals are preparing to hibernate for the winter but their natural sources of food are seen as being in short supply this year.
The animals are seen far more often encroaching on villages and towns in remote areas of Russia.