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05/08/2011
Teen Briton Killed By Polar Bear In Norway
A 17-year-old British tourist has been fatally injured after an attack by a polar bear on the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard.
The UK national and four others were set upon while in the Arctic as part of a trip with the British Schools Exploring Society.
A party of 80 mainly 16 to 23-year-olds were on the trip.
The four injured, including two team leaders, were flown to Tromsoe in Norway for treatment,
The Svalbard Governor's office reported the victims had been camping, and added that a group member shot the bear.
The attack occurred earlier today near the Von Postbreen glacier.
The Briton has not yet been named.
(BMcN/BMcC)
The UK national and four others were set upon while in the Arctic as part of a trip with the British Schools Exploring Society.
A party of 80 mainly 16 to 23-year-olds were on the trip.
The four injured, including two team leaders, were flown to Tromsoe in Norway for treatment,
The Svalbard Governor's office reported the victims had been camping, and added that a group member shot the bear.
The attack occurred earlier today near the Von Postbreen glacier.
The Briton has not yet been named.
(BMcN/BMcC)
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