Teenager walking in headphones pounced on by 'deranged' huge black bear after he "didn't hear a thing"
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A teenager miraculously survived after being pounced on by a crazed brown bear when he "didn't hear a thing" because he was wearing headphones.
Student Sergey Mikhailov, 17, was described as the "luckiest boy alive" after fighting off the beast and suffering only a small bite and few minor scratches.
Undaunted, he went straight to his classes at a railway college early next morning as if nothing had happened.
The rampaging bear was noticed on the streets of Nizhneudinsk in the Irkutsk region of Siberia in Russia around 10.30 pm on Thursday.
Witnesses immediately alerted police about the night attack, and an armed squad were sent on patrol as it invaded the town centre.
Then came student Sergey's piggyback ride for the beast.
(Image: The Siberian Times)
(Image: The Siberian Times)
(Image: The Siberian Times)
(Image: Vesti.Irkutsk/The Siberian Times)
(Image: The Siberian Times)
(Image: The Siberian Times)
He had just come out of his house when the bear pounced - and he received claw scratches and a bite.
The teenager somehow managed to shake off the piggybacking 100 kg beast, reported The Siberian Times .
"I was walking in headphones and didn't hear a thing," he said.
(Image: National Guard/The Siberian Time)
(Image: The Siberian Times)
(Image: The Siberian Times)
"I turned around and saw the bear behind me."
He jumped on the teenager's back, pushing and biting him.
"I started yelling."
The bear ran away but was shot by the police squad.
(Image: The Siberian Times)
(Image: The Siberian Times)
(Image: The Siberian Times)
The Irkutsk region police department spokesman said: "We had a call from one of the eye-witnesses saying there was a brown bear running along the streets as if it was mad.
"That young man must have been born under a lucky star.
"The bear's attack left him with only a couple of scratches."
(Image: Vesti.Irkutsk/The Siberian Times)
Local rangers examined the slain bear and said its behaviour appeared "deranged".
This is why it left the forest to invade the town with a 39,000-person population.
Most bears are aggressive at this time of year but stay away from humans as they prepare for winter hibernation.