Olga Moskalyova, aged 19, was studying psychology on a Siberian camping trip with her stepfather, Igor Tsyganenkov, when the two were attacked by a mother bear and her cubs. The attack was vicious—Igor was almost killed instantly when the mother bear violently stomped on him, breaking his neck and crushing his skull.
Olga initially managed to flee the attack and call her mom to relay the horror. At first, Olga’s mom thought the girl was playing a cruel joke, but the expected ruse turned to sheer horror when Olga was chased down by the mother bear.
Olga made it less than 100 yards before the mother bear caught the girl. “Mum, the bear is eating me! Mum, it’s such agony,” Olga screamed into the phone. Helpless and heartbroken, Olga’s mother listened to every second of the carnage. The growls were only masked by the sounds of chewing.
An excruciating hour had passed before the two lost contact, but Olga managed to relay some loving thoughts before she died. “Mum, it’s not hurting anymore,” Olga said during her final minutes. “I don’t feel the pain. Forgive me for everything. I love you so much.”
After the call was dropped, Olga’s mother immediately contacted the police, but by the time they reached the scene, both Olga and her stepfather were dead. Police and a band of hunters set-out after the bears, but there is no confirmation as to whether the animals have been killed.