Kotdwar, Nov 17 (PTI) A woman lost her eye and received serious injuries in a bear attack in the Bironkhal area of Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand on Monday, officials said.

Forest officials said the incident occurred around 9 am in Jivai village when Lakshmi Devi (42) was cutting grass with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, about 200 metres from the village.

Devi lost an eye in the sudden attack, with injuries in her face and head, they said.

Others present there raised an alarm, prompting villagers to rush to the scene. The bear fled into the forest, but by then Devi had been severely injured.

She was immediately taken to the Bironkhal primary health centre. Devi received first aid there and then her family took her to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi as she was critical.

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