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- Emergency crews confirmed that a 58-year-old woman was killed by a brown bear in the Bieszczady forest near Plonna, Poland.
- Her son heard her scream “Bear, bear!” on the phone before the call dropped.
- Local officials urged the public to avoid the forest after the attack and deployed police patrols.
- The government allocated 16 million zloty for a bear-safety program that includes a monitoring team and bear-proof rubbish bins.
