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Polar bear kills 'British Tourist'


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Was just reading an account by a friend of mine of his recent encounters with Polar Bears in Canada. I was bricking myself just looking at the pictures.

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I once had a run in with a Black Bear in America, which was fairly unnerving. It makes you think a bit when you bump into animals that can have you in a scrap.

Sorry to hear about this incident - always wanted to go to Svalbard, but it does have its risks.

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They have named the 4 people who were injured, and we've managed to work out for the blog the guys were keeping (which is now offline/crashed due to traffic) that Jon was in a different group...

Still awful, awful news. My thoughts are with the families of those involved.

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They have named the 4 people who were injured, and we've managed to work out for the blog the guys were keeping (which is now offline/crashed due to traffic) that Jon was in a different group...

Still awful, awful news. My thoughts are with the families of those involved.

Turns out I actually knew one of the injured - one of the trip leaders who's a former Aberdeen Uni student. Very good guy and I wish him a speedy recovery.

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In all seriousness. When humans enter into the Polar's realm you are in their territory.

Several warnings were given earlier this year.

Totally agree with this. Shouldn't be fucking around in a polar bears back garden for a school trip or whatever this was, not that I'm in any way trying to negate the tragedy of a seventeen year old dying.

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