Polar bear kills Dutch campsite manager on Norwegian archipelago
4 years, 3 months ago

Polar bear kills Dutch campsite manager on Norwegian archipelago

Dutch News  

A polar bear has killed a Dutch national who was working on a campsite on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, broadcaster NOS said on Friday. The campsite’s Dutch owner Michelle van Dijk told NOS that the man was the campsite manager and was in his second season. The campsite also had a guard dog but plans to fence off the area to stop encroaching polar bears had been delayed because of the coronavirus epidemic, she said. According to AFP, other people at the scene fired shots at the bear, which was later found dead in the car park of the local airport.

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Associated Press  

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Daily Mail  

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NPR  

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LA Times  

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4 years, 3 months ago

Polar bear kills Amsterdam man, 38, in Norway

NL Times  

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