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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Polar bear wounds tourist on eve of eclipse
Published: 19 Mar 2015 12:50 GMT+01:00
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A Czech tourist was mauled by a polar bear in Svalbard in Norway's Arctic on Thursday, police said, illustrating the potential danger for those arriving to see this week's total eclipse of the sun.
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"One person was slightly injured in a polar bear attack," police inspector Sidsel Svarstad told AFP.
The man, one of a group of six campers, suffered injuries to his face and arm and has been taken to hospital, a statement from the local governor's office said. The bear has been put down, it added.
The attack comes on the eve of a total solar eclipse that is only going to be fully visible on Earth from Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic, and the Faroe Islands, a Danish autonomy territory in the North Atlantic.
The moon is expected to pass between Earth and the sun on Friday, with a total eclipse beginning at 1011 GMT in Svalbard and lasting for three minutes. It is the only total eclipse this year, and some 1,500 to 2,000 tourists from around the world are expected to descend on Svalbard for the chance to observe it.
Local authorities have warned eclipse chasers of the dangers posed by polar bears.
People leaving Svalbard's inhabited areas are required to be accompanied by an armed local guide or carry a rifle.
According to police, the six campers were taking part in a snowmobile and ski tour some 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Longyearbyen, the main town in Svalbard, when the attack occurred.
It was not immediately known whether the tourists were in town for the eclipse.
There have been five fatal polar bear attacks in Svalbard in the past four decades. The most recent one occurred in 2011, involving a 17-year-old British student on a school trip.
Some 3,000 polar bears live in the region, outnumbering the 2,500 inhabitants. |
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Some 3,000 polar bears live in the region, outnumbering the 2,500 inhabitants. |
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So the Polar Bears will have to share a few humans? ....pass the salt 
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@northernsoulboy, Definitely something wrong with this video. There's absolutely no way you would get a polar bear anywhere near Holmenkollen.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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The first time I went to Banff a cross country skier was eaten by a cougar. They must taste good.
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@foxtrotzulu, its fake, typical Norwegian humour
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/viral-video-cross-country-skier-runs-polar-bear-184352310.html
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NorwayTV's statement:
There are no polar bears in mainland Norway. But a myth says that polar bears walk in the streets of Norway.
We thought it would be fun to make a little joke about this, so we made this video with a skiier meeting a polar bear at the world ski championship arena of Holmenkollen in Oslo.
The clip is shared in many channels, and people all over the world discuss whether there are polar bears in Norway or not. |
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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| musher wrote: |
| The first time I went to Banff a cross country skier was eaten by a cougar. They must taste good. |
They probably have better taste than Snowboarders
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