Onsen worker missing in possible bear attack in Iwate

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An onsen hot-spring facility worker went missing on Thursday in Iwate Prefecture in a possible bear attack. At around 11:15 a.m., the Iwate Prefectural Police were alerted by the facility, located in the Waga district in the city of Kitakami, that the 60-year-old male employee had gone missing. Upon arriving at the facility, police officers found blood on a rock near the entrance of an outdoor onsen area and under nearby fences. The police also discovered a pair of glasses belonging to the

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