[SimoneFlen']

A question mark hangs over the identity of a ‘living mummy’ who was reportedly attacked by a bear and left for dead. It was thought the man, known only as Alexander, was found by hunting dogs in a bear’s den in a remote region of Russia, a month after going missing.

But a new twist has emerged, following claims the bearded survivor was actually in a hospital in Kazakhstan and had never been attacked.

Every hospital in the Russian region of Tuva, where the attack supposedly happened, has denied the man was ever a patient, reports MailOnline.

The bear attack story was first broken by Moscow-based news agency EADaily. They have since offered a cash reward to anyone who can ‘shed light on this event’.

Independent researchers say the woman speaking in the footage is speaking Kazakh rather than Tuvan.

A group who search for lost people in Kazakhstan say the man was from the city of Aktobe, where he was hospitalised, and wasn’t attacked by a bear. Aktobe is around 1,600 miles from Tuva’s regional capital of Kyzyl.

The organisation known as zello.poisk made the claim after trying to find out of Alexander was a missing man with the same name they were looking for. He was reportedly found by a pack of passing hunting dogs by chance.

They asked the hospitals in Aktobe to help them and were told he is being treated and is ‘getting better’. The group added: ‘He is ill. But the doctors said that they will cure him. ‘Of course, how he turned out to be in such state we will never know.’ A source from a hospital in Aktobe also said the man was a patient there, but there has been no formal statement.

Final update here: https://www.documentingreality.com/f...ml#post6471144

[FreyaD]

This is circulating in the media today, It is saying he was found in a bear cave in Russia and had been missing for a month.

[FreyaD]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...en-Russia.html

[SimoneFlen']

Originally Posted by FreyaD ↗

This is circulating in the media today, It is saying he was found in a bear cave in Russia and had been missing for a month.

Thank you, this certainly seems more feasible.

[exorio]

Holy shit poor guy

26 days

Now that's inspiring will to live

[kellyhound]

No one survives without drinking liquid/water for 5 days or something. Where did the urine come from when there's no intake? Plus there is a lot of conflicting advice on exactly how long you can survive by drinking urine. The general consensus is: Drinking urine will give you an extra day or two of survival. You can drink urine 1-3 times before it becomes too concentrated.

UPDATE:

The story on the bear man was reported by major Russian newspaper Izvestia and news agency EADaily.

But a spokesman at the health ministry in Tyva Republic said: 'We cannot confirm the case happened in Tuva.

'It was not registered by the Ministry of Health, the Emergencies Ministry or any other official body (in the region).

'Most probably, it happened somewhere outside Tuva.'

Speech on the background in the video appears not to be local language Tuvan.

If true this would be an amazing story but coming from Russia you never know for sure so hopefully more comes to surface about this.
Great stuff:xyxthumbs

[Moloko]

Holy shit! I nearly had a fucking heart attack when he spoke. Poor guy.

[collaredgirl65]

Originally Posted by MolokoPlusVellocet ↗

Holy shit! I nearly had a fucking heart attack when he spoke. Poor guy.

Me too. I thought it was a cadaver not a living person.

[Moloko]

Originally Posted by collaredgirl65 ↗

Me too. I thought it was a cadaver not a living person.

That's exactly what I thought too. I actually leaned towards my Kindle screen, just before he spoke, because I was convinced he was a prop from a movie.

The video reminds me of that scene from Seven.

[HeyJealousy]

Holy hell, man.

Talk about being raised by wolves -- or in this case, bears.