A man who “leapt” onto a polar bear when it lunged at his wife during a rare attack earlier this week was seriously injured but is expected to recover, tribal authorities in Canada said.
A neighbor fatally shot the bear during the Tuesday incident in the Fort Severn First Nation, in the far northern section of Ontario, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service said in a statement.
Her husband jumped on the animal to protect his wife, who fell to the ground, the police service said.
After the neighbor shot the animal, it retreated to a wooded area and died from its injuries, police said.
Polar bear attacks are rare.
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Organizations:
Aski Police Service, Wildlife Society
Locations:
Canada, Fort Severn, Ontario, Norway, Russia, Greenland, United States, Nunavut, Alaska