Rescue Workers Dug Up A Woman Who Was Attacked And Buried Alive By A BEAR

 

A Russian woman has been buried alive by a bear which was apparently saving her for its next meal after attacking and seriously injuring her.

Mother-of-two Natalya Pasternak, 55, had a miracle escape after her friend managed to flee the forest near Tynda in the Amur region and raise the alarm.

Having left her with serious injuries, the bear mistakenly believed the postal worker to be dead and partially buried her beneath a pile of leaves - apparently planning to return later and eat her.

But having been rescued alive, the woman is now fighting for her life in nearby Tynda Hospital.

A shocking photograph taken by police shows Mrs Pasternak lying under the pile of foliage where the bear had buried her. Here clawed and bloodied arm is visible in the picture.

The bear was said to have pounced on the woman and her friend as they were collecting birch sap in a forest near Tynda, which is located in the far east of Russia.

When rescuers arrived at the scene, the bear attempted to attack them too. 

In order to save the woman's life, the group had no choice but to shoot and kill the highly-aggressive four year old female.

After killing the bear, the rescuers noticed the woman's arm, bloodied from claw wounds, jutting out of a pile of leaves and sticks. 

The 55-year-old suffered serious scalp and thigh wounds, and remains in a state of 'deep shock'.