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Face of 'living mummy' dubbed 'bear man' who doctor insists was NOT attacked by beast

This is the face of a man who was reportedly attacked by a bear in Russia and stored as food for a month.

Harrowing footage of the man - only named as Alexander P - went viral after it was claimed he had been found by hunting dogs in the predator's lair in Russia’s remote Tuva region.

But a doctor who said he was treating Alexander and revealed the truth behind how he had ended up in hospital - which is nowhere near Tuva - and is really 1,600 miles away in Kazakhstan.

that the 41-year-old was never attacked by a wild beast but instead suffered from chronic psoriasis - which Kim Kardashian also has - and other complications.

Another version from Sochi also suggested that he had been found alive in a coffin - which Dr Isaev said was not true either.

Moscow media reported he had a broken spine and severe body injuries after being attacked by a bear and he allegedly said: "The bear preserved me as food for later" (Rey Gore/The Siberian Times)

A harrowing video of him looking emaciated and suffering from several injuries went viral this week - but it later turned out medics had filmed him illegally.

Moscow media reported he had a broken spine and severe body injuries after being attacked by a bear and he allegedly said: "The bear preserved me as food for later."

But the doctor from Kazakhstan said this account was false and the man had not been in Russia nor encountered a wild beast, reports Mailonline .

People also noticed that voices in the background were speaking Kazakh and not the local Tuvan tongue in the region where the haggard victim was supposedly found.

Harrowing footage of the man went viral after it was claimed he had been found by hunting dogs in the predator's lair (Rey Gore/The Siberian Times)

Also every hospital in mountainous Tuva region denied he had been their patient.

Dr Isaev said Alexander was being treated at the Aktobe Medical Centre in Kazakhstan and he lived in Aktobe city in Kazakhstan.

He had vowed to fire the 'junior staff members' responsible.

He added: "As chief doctor here I'm saying this is our guy he is not from Tuva nor anywhere else in Russia.

"He was treated in our hospital and at the end of this week was discharged, in satisfactory condition, into his mother's care.

"He had been lying at home, suffering from apathy, he did not want to live. He was in a depressive state."

He said the man had got into "such a state" after failing to look after his skin condition and was admitted to hospital about a week ago.

He was also suffering from bedsores, Dr Isaev said.

He also said the man's mother is very upset about the video and does not want any further information released about her son.

It was important to stop the 'rumours', he said.

Neighbours also confirmed his identity and medical condition and told reporters he had graduated from Aktobe State University in 1998.

While he was in hospital, he told visitors that his mother and girlfriend were visiting him in hospital.

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