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Teen survives bear attack in Altai thanks to burning smartphone

Original: медведи

A teenager in Russia's Altai region survived a bear attack after his smartphone caught fire, reportedly scaring the animal away. The unusual circumstances of the rescue have drawn wide attention in Russian media and social networks, with many sharing the story as an extraordinary twist of fate and debating how the fire started during the encounter.

Why now: The unlikely way the teenager survived — a burning phone scaring off the bear — makes the story remarkable and widely shared.

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• Подросток на Алтае выжил при нападении медведя из-за загоревшегося смартфона · https://expert.ru
• «Медведи пришли за едой»: репортаж RTVI из Красноярска о выходе зверей к людям · RTVI

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