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A former women’s wrestling referee died in a bear attack

The body of Katsumi Sasazaki, 60, was found on the bank of a river on Friday, Oct. 17, after he was reported missing the previous day

Sasazaki had been cleaning an outdoor bath area when the attack occurred

A former women’s wrestling referee died in a tragic bear attack .

Rescue workers found the mutilated body of Katsumi Sasazaki, 60, in a wooded area in Kitakami, a city in northeastern Japan, on Friday, Oct. 17, per Japanese national news outlet Asahî Shimbum .

Sasazaki, who was a recently retired referee for the Japanese women’s wrestling league Dream Star Fighting Marigold , was working at his job at a local hot spring inn when the attack occurred, per the outlet.

Sasazaki’s manager noticed he was miss

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