A WOMAN was ripped apart in a vicious bear attack and her whole body devoured – other than her head.
The victim's haunting last moments were captured on CCTV as she walked along an icy road in Serov, central western Russia in early March.
Anastasia Bulgakova, 44, is seen strolling in the dead of night, wrapped up in warm layers.
The street is deserted other than for the lone woman.
And that was the last time Anastasia was ever seen.
A search was launched when she went missing, and they eventually made the grim discovery of a severed head.
Officials are carrying out DNA tests to confirm whether the head belonged to Anastasia.
It was scarred with “bite marks from a large animal”, according to local sources.
Signs of bear activity were located in the area, but wolves also roam the land.
However, investigators have not ruled out that the victim was murdered and her body later mauled by bears.
Anastasia vanished on March 9 as she walked along the road to the village of Novaya Kola at around 1 in the morning.
Police say they currently have “no operationally significant information” about her fate.
The DNA of other missing people is also being checked against the severed head.
Sverdlovsk region police colonel Valery Gorelykh said: “In the micro-district where the head was found, search operations are underway with the aim of possibly finding other remains.
“Wild animals could have possibly dragged them away.”;
Another person lost their life to a wild animal attack.
Sarangadi, 49, a dad from India, was in Indonesia when the beast grabbed him and dragged him into the water.
Friends battled to pull him from the powerful jaws but were unable to save him.
Sarangadi was foraging for shellfish in the river when the crocodile attacked him.
The beast reportedly launched out of the murky water and latched onto the man's torso with its jaws.
Sarangadi's pals tried their best to reach him but he was quickly dragged into the depths of the river.
One of the friends said he had seen a “” in the middle of the water shortly before the shocking attack.
Asdar said: “The other villagers waded into the river, and I chose to stay on land. Not long after we arrived, I saw a disturbance in the middle of the river.
“Suddenly, a crocodile surged out of the water and attacked Sarangadi.
“He works as a farmer. Collecting shellfish is not a usual part of his routine. He could have lived if we had not invited him.”
Rescue teams searched the river overnight where Sarangadi's body was eventually found.
