Tourist dragged and mauled to death by bear moments after posing for selfie with its cub

Saturday, July 5, 2025 - A motorcyclist was mauled to de@th by a bear in Romania on Thursday, July 3, after posing for a selfie with its cub.  

Italian tourist Omar Farang Zin, 49, was riding on his motorbike along the Carpathian Mountains in the central region of Arges when a vicious bear attacked him and dragged his body down a ravine.  

Police and emergency services said in a joint statement that tourists had alerted them to yesterday's attack, and after an hour of searching for him, they found Omar's lifeless body. 

Just a day before the tragic incident, the motorcyclist had posted a series of pictures on Facebook of a large bear which appears to be standing extremely close to Omar.  

He also shared a selfie posing with a bear cub, in which he can be seen smiling, unaware of his tragic fate. 

A separate video taken by Omar shows him riding his motorcycle as he drives past a bear perched on the side of the road. 

"Here's the bear!" he can be heard saying. "How beautiful. It's coming towards me."

Romanian authorities later confirmed that the bear had been put down.  

Omar, a travel-enthusiast, had been working for Milan Malpensa airport just before his de@th, according to Italian media.  

Dozens of friends have taken to Facebook to pay tribute to him.  

"Goodbye Omar, I will always remember you with a smile," one friend wrote.  

Another said: "Omar was a great man, he didn't have to go this way." 

One friend described Omar as “everyone's friend because everyone loved you.”