A 49-year-old man has been killed in a bear attack in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Region after going into the forest to pick berries.

The man reportedly entered the forest with a hunting rifle on October 18. Two days later, his body was discovered in the Pinezhsky District with injuries indicating an attack by a wild animal, Telegram channel 112 reports.

Police are conducting a preliminary investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.