NORWAY/FILE: Polar bear attacks British schools tour group in Norway killing one young person
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352565
NORWAY/FILE: Polar bear attacks British schools tour group in Norway killing one young person
- Title: NORWAY/FILE: Polar bear attacks British schools tour group in Norway killing one young person
- Date: 6th August 2011
- Summary: UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, ARCTIC CIRCLE (FILE) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF POLAR BEAR SWIMMING
- Embargoed: 21st August 2011 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: Norway
- Country: Norway
- Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes,Environment / Natural World
- Reuters ID: LVA9LWUV3OIYGDM8JMXYZ4CKIOKL
- Story Text: A polar bear attacked a group of tourists on Friday (August 5), killing one person and seriously injuring four, in the Norwegian Arctic island group of Svalbard.
A party of around 80 on a British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) trip were camping on a remote glacier when the attack took place early in the morning.
The four injured, who included two leaders of the trip, were being flown to Tromso in Norway.
The visitors were attacked at the edge of the Von Post Glacier 40 km (25 miles) east of Svalbard's main town, Longyearbyen, on the central island of Spitsbergen.
A renowned polar bear habitat, Svalbard is about halfway between Norway's mainland and the North Pole.
The injured were taken by helicopter to a hospital in Longyearbyen after authorities were notified of the attack by satellite telephone at 0534 GMT. The bear was killed. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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