Christos Stavrianidis was killed after he was pushed off the edge of a cliff, into a 2,600 ft ravine by a brown bear he encountered while hiking in northeastern Greece.

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The incident took place on Monday, June 9, when Christos Stavrianidis and Dimitris Kioroglou were hiking together in Fraktos, a forest near the country's border with Bulgaria, CBS News reported.

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.

Christos Stavrianidis, a reportedly experienced hiker, was in Fraktou forest in northeastern Greece with his friend Dimitris Kioroglou, another hiking veteran, when tragedy struck.

A veteran Greek hiker died Tuesday in a ravine fall in the north of the country after a bear encounter, rescuers said.

The tragic death of a mountaineer in Frakto, Drama, serves as a stark reminder that we must rethink how we interact with wild ...

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.

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. Christos Stavrianidis was declared dead at ...

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.