June 10, 2025 Hiker dies in Greece bear encounter Thessaloniki, Greece (AFP)—A veteran Greek hiker died Tuesday in a ravine fall in the north of the country after a bear encounter, rescuers said.

Stavrianidis was in the forest with another experienced hiker, Dimitris Kioroglou, when the incident happened on Monday. "I suddenly saw a bear which attacked me," Kioroglou told news portal NewsIT.

Veteran hiker Christos Stavrianidis dies after a bear attack in Greece's Fraktou forest. His hiking partner witnessed the attack and subsequent fall into a ravine.

Christos Stavrianidis was declared dead at Kavala hospital shortly after he was found in the 2,600-foot ravine in Fraktou forest in northeastern Greece, the Ekav national emergency center told AFP.

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