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Authorities in Japan said three people were killed by bears in the span of one week, including one elderly man who was picking mushrooms in a forest and another man who was decapitated as he was mauled

"We suspect he was attacked by a bear based on scratch marks," an official said of the elderly man's death

Japan has seen a record number of bear attacks this year

Three people in Japan were killed by bears in the span of one week, including one man who was picking mushrooms in a forest and another man who was decapitated as he was mauled.

Police in the country's Iwate Prefecture told AFP that a man said to be in his 70s was first reported missing after going scavenging in the woods. On Friday, Oct. 10, police said he was found dead.

"We suspect he was attacked by a bear

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