Jammu, May 10 (PTI) A 60-year-old man was killed in an attack by a bear in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district Friday night, officials said.

Fayaz Ahmed Chounhan was attacked by the wild animal in Gali Kalaban village which came out of a nearby forest, they said.

His body was recovered from the spot later, officials said.

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