TOKYO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- A DNA analysis found that a brown bear that fatally attacked a man last week in the town of Fukushima, northern Japan, was the same animal that killed a woman four years ago, local media reported on Saturday.
A 52-year-old newspaper delivery man was attacked and killed by a brown bear in the town of Fukushima in the early hours of July 12. On Friday, a male brown bear was shot dead in the town.
A local research institute conducted a DNA analysis on a sample of the bear's fur and concluded that it matched that of fur found on the victim's clothes, the public broadcaster NHK reported.
The institute also said the bear's DNA matched that of a bear which fatally attacked a woman in her 70s four years ago.
Local authorities have determined that the animal killed both the man and the woman, the report said.
The prefectural government has lifted an alert issued in the town but was still urging residents to stay vigilant for bears. ■
