Lying face down helps prevent severe injuries in bear attacks: Japan study

Japanese researchers said Sunday that people mauled by bears tended to avoid more severe injuries when they lay face down and covered their heads and necks, as the country faces a record number of fatal attacks this fiscal year.The Environment Ministry said nine people have died in bear attacks across Japan so far in fiscal 2025, which began in April -- the highest annual total on record.A research group from the graduate school of Akita University in northeastern Japan surveyed 70 people injured in bear attacks in the prefecture during fiscal 2023, when six fatalities were reported nationw…READ FULL ARTICLE