By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-06 13:12:10 | Updated at 2024-12-22 16:25:42
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A man has been seriously injured after he leapt onto a polar bear's back to save his wife from being mauled by the beast.
The bear - which was on the driveway of the couple's home in northern Canada lunged at the woman - as they went outside to find their dogs at 5am on Tuesday.
The woman slipped to the ground, as her husband, who has not been named, jumped onto the bear to prevent its attack, police have said.
He suffered serious injuries to his legs and arms but is expected to make a full recovery.
The horror attack occurred in Fort Severn First Nation, a small community of about 400 people in the far north of Ontario.
'The woman slipped to ground as her husband leapt on to the animal to prevent its attack,' the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service said in a statement.
'The bear then attacked the male, causing serious but non-life-threatening injuries to his arm and legs.'
The bear was shot multiple times by a neighbor who arrived with a gun and was later found dead in nearby woodland.
The bear - which was on the driveway of the couple's home in northern Canada lunged at the woman - as they went outside to find their dogs at 5am on Tuesday (stock photo)
Pictured: A teepee in the Indigenous town of Fort Severn on Hudson Bay, the most northerly community in Ontario, Canada
Police have increased patrols in the Fort Severn First Nation area to check there are no more bears in the neighborhood.
Alysa McCall, director of conservation outreach and a staff scientist at Polar Bear International, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that polar bears rarely attack humans.
'A healthy polar bear that's out on the sea ice is not going to have a lot of incentive to attack a human being,' she said.
'If you're attacked by a polar bear, definitely do not play dead — that is a myth. Fight as long as you can.'
