Doda: Bear trapped in water reservoir rescued

Officials from Wildlife department on Saturday rescued a bear who had fallen into a water reservoir at Malla village of Doda district.

According to reports the bear was roaming in the area forthe last couple of days and had led to fear among the local population.

   

Munir Khan, Station House Officer (SHO), Doda said localsfrom the village spotted the wild animal in the morning.

He said fearing for their lives the villagers raised alarmand tried to chase away the bear. “But the animal fell into 11 feet deepcommunity water reservoir and got trapped in it,” said the SHO.

He said though thevillagers initially tried to save the animal, they later called police for thehelp. Accordingly, the SHO said, experts from Wildlife department Kishtwarreached the spot and used a net after narcotizing the wild beast to pull himout. Later, the bear was taken to Kishtwar.

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