A former women's pro wrestling referee, 60, was reportedly mauled to death by a bear while cleaning an outdoor bath at a hot spring inn resort in north-eastern Japan. View 2 Images Katsumi Sasazaki was a well-known wrestling referee (Image: RingSideNews)

A former pro wrestling referee has reportedly been mauled to death by a bear while he was working at a hot spring inn on Thursday (16 October). ‌

Katsumi Sasazaki, 60, is believed to have been cleaning an outdoor bath at hot spring facility in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan when tragedy struck . ‌

The retired referee, who had worked for All Japan Women’s Wrestling, Zero1, and most recently Marigold wrestling, was reported missing by the inn's manager before police later found signs of a struggle, including bloodst

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