A woman who was traversing through dense forest was attacked and severely injured by a bear and sustained deep wounds over the head and the face.
After completing all pathological and other medical examinations, Dr Sanjay Sadhu, senior plastic surgeon, Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital operated her on last Wednesday. After a gap of week, the patient had recuperated. The victim, Shakuntala Devi (41-year), wife of Vinod Prasad Thali, resident of village, Thal Mandal, Chamoli left her house on April, 13 to collect logs from the dense forest. She was accompanied by three women to cut grasses in the forest adjoining the village. As they entered the village, a bear attacked Shakuntala.
As a result of bear’s attack, deep wounds were sustained on the head and right side of her face. Her husband informed that he took her for first aid to District Hospital, Gopeshwar. Finding her condition critical, she was referred to Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Dehradun.
After conducting necessary medical examination, the victim was operated on last Wednesday by Dr Sanjay Sadhu along with a team of doctors conducted successful surgery of her face. Dr Sadhu said the victim has considerable improvement now in her condition.