Pictured: Teenage hiker 'hurled 400ft to her death by a bear' as it's revealed she made frantic call to cops begging to know what to do while being chased before she was dragged away by 'rabid' animal in front of her boyfriend

A teenage hiker who is believed to person been tragically killed by a rabid carnivore aft it dragged her and threw her down a 400ft cliff successful Romania was connected nan telephone to emergency services desperately asking for thief erstwhile she was killed, it has emerged.

The 19-year-old, named locally arsenic Maria Diana, was hiking successful nan Bucegi mountains successful cardinal Romania, adjacent nan metropolis of Brasov, connected Tuesday erstwhile she was savaged by nan carnivore successful beforehand of her horrified partner. 

According to nan victim's boyfriend, nan carnivore first grabbed nan teen's limb and hauled her disconnected nan way earlier throwing her 400ft down a cliff. 

Local officials revealed 'terrified' Maria managed to telephone nan emergency services arsenic she was being chased. 

Dan Banu, caput of nan section upland rescue service, told section media: 'She was terrified...you tin tell, she was screaming: "The carnivore is getting person and closer!"

'It was each happening live, nan [emergency] dispatcher was connected nan telephone and [her partner] was shouting that they were being attacked by nan carnivore and that he had taken nan girl. It was terrible! 

'He told america that nan carnivore grabbed nan woman by nan limb and astatine 1 constituent he didn't spot what he did to her.'

When rescuers arrived connected nan scene, they recovered nan snarling beast circling nan body. The 'aggressive' predator tried to onslaught them and was past changeable dead.

The victim's boyfriend, whose personality has besides not been revealed, witnessed nan horrific onslaught but was unharmed.

He told Stirile Pro TV that he and his woman were climbing towards nan Spumoasa waterfall erstwhile nan carnivore appeared connected nan path.

He said: 'It was unexpected. I tried to scare nan bear, but nan misfortune happened. I'd alternatively it had been me'.

He managed to prevention himself, nan study added, and was recovered successful a authorities of daze erstwhile rescuers arrived. 

Speaking to CNN's Antena 3, president of Salvamont Romania, nan country's upland rescue services, Sabin Corniou said: 'From nan accusation we have, nan carnivore attacked nan young female connected nan trail, dragged her into nan vegetation adjacent to nan trail, and location successful this vegetation dropped her into a chasm and fell there. The carnivore came down aft her.' 

'My colleagues went down into nan abyss, wherever unfortunately, nan injuries nan unfortunate had were incompatible pinch life,' he added. 

Speaking to different outlet, EuropaFM, Cornoiu said:  'This is simply a business we person not encountered before. [...] We person had situations wherever animals came, threatened, demanded food, and made their beingness felt to person something. 

'But here, it seems we are already talking astir a nonstop attack, and this is not emblematic of bears. It needs to beryllium seen precisely what influenced it. Maybe nan heat, possibly immoderate illness nan animal is suffering from. 

'We request to spot precisely what changed its behaviour truthful radically that we extremity up pinch specified events'.

Experts person besides questioned whether nan young female was really killed by nan bear. 

Carmen Strungaru, master successful nan behaviour of chaotic animals, told section media: 'The thought that nan carnivore dragged its unfortunate into nan precipice appears to beryllium specified conjecture. It is much apt that nan girl, frightened, tried to tally away, fell into nan abyss and nan carnivore pinch her.'

Despite this, Romania's premier curate is group to summon lawmakers to be an bonzer parliamentary convention to activity ways to forestall carnivore attacks successful nan aftermath of nan tragedy.

Romania is location to Europe's largest organization of brownish bears - up to an estimated 8,000 - extracurricular Russia.

Marcel Ciolacu told reporters connected Wednesday he would telephone politicians backmost from nan recess that originates astatine nan extremity of June and continues until nan commencement of September.

He did not specify erstwhile nan bonzer convention would return place, but said nan purpose was to work together measures to target high-risk areas.

'There will not beryllium a free-for-all connected shooting bears successful Romania,' he said.

Local media person regularly reported carnivore attacks connected group and livestock. In astir cases, group person been injured alternatively than killed.

The situation curate said successful March that 26 group person been killed by bears successful nan past 20 years.

In 2021, a authorities decree gave municipality and metropolis authorities nan powerfulness to sprout bears that break into people's gardens and houses if attempts to pursuit them disconnected aliases relocate them had failed.

Animal authorities campaigners criticised nan decree astatine nan clip and said officials had not done capable to effort different prevention measures, including electrical fences and amended management.

They person besides said nan attacks person accrued because of quality behaviour arsenic nan animals' habitats are threatened by construction, logging and ambiance change. Many bears are besides attracted by rubbish dumps connected nan outskirts of cities and by nutrient near by tourists.

According to authorities figures, location are around 8,000 brownish bears successful nan Romanian Carpathians. It is nan 2nd largest carnivore organization successful Europe aft Russia. 

The World Animal Foundation said that betwixt 2016 and 2021, Romania had knowledgeable 14 fatalities and 158 injuries from carnivore attacks. 

The onslaught comes conscionable months aft an elderly British tourer was mauled by a ferocious bear aft she lowered her car model to return a selfie pinch successful while visiting Romania.

The 72-year-old Scottish female was driving connected nan Transfăgărășan upland roadworthy successful Argeş County, connected April 22, erstwhile she came crossed 2 bears.

As she stopped nan car to threat a photograph pinch nan awesome predators, 1 of nan bears leaped onto its hind legs straight extracurricular her vehicle.

The tourer bravely rolled down her model to get a amended position of nan beast, preparing her telephone for nan photo.

But successful a grisly twist of events, nan carnivore pounced guardant and mauled her correct arm.

Her recreation companion quickly stepped connected nan state arsenic nan brace fled nan scary scene, making a hopeless effort to flight further attack.

The female was dashed to a adjacent infirmary pursuing nan sadistic onslaught successful nan Carpathian Mountains.

Her injuries were not life-threatening, however. 

Romania's Environment Minister Mircea Fechet has been calling for higher quotas for bears to beryllium changeable to forestall sadistic attacks.