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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

‘I thought he was attracted by the pizza’: wild boar bites beachgoer in Genoa

protest in Rome against wild boars
Wild boars are becoming a problem in many areas of Italy, with protests in May against their link to the spread of swine fever. Photograph: Matteo Nardone/Pacific Press/Rex/Shutterstock

A woman bitten by a wild boar on a beach in Genoa shortly after she had eaten a pizza has hit out at the city’s “deterioration” as she became the latest Italian to experience a close encounter with the animals.

The attack happened on the beach in Sturla, a district of the northern Italian city, where Rossana Padoan Falcone, 57, had gone to relax after work on Friday evening.

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