Man 'leapt' onto polar bear to protect wife during rare attack in Canada
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 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.
The couple encountered the bear at 5 a.m. when they left their home to find their dogs, and the animal lunged at the woman, according to the statement.
Her husband jumped on the animal to protect his wife, who fell to the ground, the police service said. He had serious but non-life-threatening injuries to his arms and legs.
After the neighbor shot the animal, it retreated to a wooded area and died from its injuries, police said.
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