Brit tourist, 72, mauled by BEAR while taking photos of beast as it leaned into her car after they stopped in mountains

A BRIT tourist was mauled by a bear after she stopped to take photos of the beast.

The unnamed woman, 72, was driving near Romania's Carpathian Mountains when she spotted two playful looking bears at the side of the road.

The Scottish holidaymaker lowered the window to take snaps with her phone when one of the animals suddenly got onto its hind legs and put its paws into the car.

It then bit down on the unsuspecting woman's arm - prompting her partner to quickly put their foot on the gas to escape.

The woman was rushed to a hospital after the terrifying encounter on Monday in the Transfăgărășan mountain road in Argeş County, southern Romania.

She told local media: “We were in the car and we were going to take a picture.

“And the bears came up to the window.”

Doctors have since confirmed that the woman’s injuries are not life-threatening.

Recovering from her hospital bed, the tourist added: “I just wanted to take a picture of him [the bear].”

And she managed to get an incredibly close-up snap, showing the bear with one of its giant paws inside the car.

Following the attack, cops split into several teams to drive the bears from the area.

They also advised residents and tourists to always keep a safe distance when coming across animals in the wild.

It comes after two gas-drilling workers miraculously walked away alive from a savage brown bear attack in Siberia.

The pair suffered serious injuries, including arm lacerations and an exposed skull.

They were seen wrestling with the wild beast in a horrific mauling that was captured on film.

Meanwhile, a woman was left dead and several more injured after two separate bear attacks just hours apart in Slovakia.