Alaska had its first polar bear attack in 30 years. "If you're attacked by a polar bear, definitely do not play dead — that is a myth," McCall warned, as per CNN. "Fight as long as you can." ...

A husband has been seriously injured after trying to protect his wife from a polar bear attack in Fort Severn First Nation, Ontario, Canada, police confirmed.

Climate change putting Hudson Bay polar bears at risk, study finds 03:58. A man suffered severe injuries early Tuesday after being attacked by a polar bear in Canada, according to police.

While polar bear sightings in the area are common, attacks are “rare but not unheard of,” a police spokesperson told CNN affiliate CTV News.. Fort Severn is located near Hudson Bay.

Polar Bear Attack "As I watched the polar bear about to attack her, I struggled a little but tried to get up," he said. "I stood up, then started heading to the bear." ...

A polar bear lunged at a woman in rural Ontario. (Sergio Pitamitz/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Police said the fast-moving man jumped onto the mammal to prevent the attack.

This polar bear attack is 100% the fault of Parks Canada and their crazy rules." More in U.S. An earthquake just off California's coast poses dire tsunami risk for many communities.

Between 1870 and 2014, 73 polar bear attacks on humans were reported, leading to 20 deaths. "If you're attacked by a polar bear, definitely do not play dead. That is a myth," McCall said.

ONTARIO, Canada (WKRC) - A man was seriously injured after he jumped onto a polar bear to prevent it from attacking his wife. An unnamed Canadian couple left their home at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday ...

Polar bears rarely attack, according to a 2017 study published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin. Between 1870 and 2014, there were 73 confirmed polar bear attacks distributed among the Canada ...

A man who “leapt on” a polar bear to save his wife from an attack sustained serious injuries but is expected to fully recover, authorities in Canada’s remote Ontario said.. The couple in the ...

Other polar bear attacks have taken place in the vast, mostly empty Arctic territory of Nunavut in recent years, including on a 70-year-old man and his daughter who were injured in an attack in ...