Star bear Knut drowned, say experts

Germany’s celebrity polar bear Knut died from drowning after collapsing due to swelling of his brain and falling into his enclosure’s pool, experts say.

Pathologist Claudia Szentiks said today that a post mortem on the four-year-old bear who died suddenly two weeks ago showed he was suffering from encephalitis, an irritation and swelling of the brain that was likely brought on by an infection.