The Gold Coast Bulletin

Polar bear attacks man

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A POLAR bear has been killed after attacking a guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelag­o.

The polar bear was shot dead by another employee, the cruise company said.

The Joint Rescue Co-ordination for Northern Norway tweeted that the attack occurred when the tourists from the MS Bremen cruise ship landed on the most northern island of the Svalbard archipelag­o, known for its remote terrain, glaciers, reindeer and polar bears.

The victim’s injuries were not life-threatenin­g.

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