The £20million bear park had been open just weeks when gruesome scenes unfolded in front of terrified onlookers.
After perching on a wall above the pit, a 25-year-old man jumped in, seemingly about to endure a horrendous death in front of visitors enjoying a day out at Switzerland‘s Bern Bear Park.
Prowling around in its enclosure, a 40st brown bear quickly pounced, grabbing the man and dragging him across the enclosure as if he were a rag doll.
Standing on its hind legs as it attacked, the towering predator clamped its jaws around the man’s shoulders with the helpless victim no match for the bear’s awesome strength.
Astonishing images showed the man bleeding from the head, arms and left hand as he was tossed this way and that – all while emergency services scrambled into action.
But in a twist of fate, it was the bear that ended up fighting for its life – shot by police in order to save the man’s life. He on the other hand, suffered non life-threatening injuries.
The terrifying attack unfolded at Bern Bear Park in Switzerland on a Saturday afternoon in November 2009.
