Hiker dies after bear knocks him into 2,600-foot ravine in Greece, witness says

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

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.

Stavrianidis was in the forest with another experienced hiker, Dimitris Kioroglou, when the incident happened on Monday.