Teenage caveman ripped to shreds in 'most gruesome ever' bear attack 16.03.2026 09:00 Express.co.uk A 15-year-old boy known as 'the Prince' was mauled by a bear whilst scavenging for food 27,000 years ago and survived for days before dying. His skeleton was discovered in 1940 in the Arene Candide Cave near Genoa.