A Canadian man leaped to the protection of his spouse after a polar bear lunged towards her in a dramatic ambush by the animal in rural Ontario.
In keeping with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, the unidentified couple left their home at round 5 a.m. Tuesday to seek out their canines.
They had been met of their driveway by a feisty polar bear, who lunged on the girl.
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A polar bear lunged at a lady in rural Ontario. (Sergio Pitamitz/VWPics/Common Photographs Group by way of Getty Photographs)
Police stated the fast-moving man jumped onto the mammal to stop the assault.
“The girl slipped to the bottom as her husband leap[ed] onto the animal to stop its assault,” police stated in a press release. “The bear then attacked the male, inflicting severe however non-life-threatening accidents to his arm and legs.”
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A neighbor arrived with a gun and shot the bear a number of occasions. After being shot, it retreated into close by woods the place it died.
The bear was shot and retreated into the woods. (Monica Wilcox by way of Storyful)
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The person was transported to a group nursing station, the place he was handled for his accidents, police stated.
Police stated they “continued to patrol the world to make sure no different bears had been roaming the group.”
