Matt Dyer describes his encounter with a Polar Bear while camped in Newfoundland.
A man camped with eight others was attacked
while he slept in his tent in the Torngat Mountains National Park in Newfoundland.
The attack happened on July 24 during an outing sponsored by the Sierra Club.
The campsite was surrounded by a 4,000 volt electrified fence that apparently
was not enough to keep the bear away from the sleeping campers. No one in the
group was armed as the Canadian government only allows the native Inuit people
to carry guns in the park.
The man suffered severe injuries to his face,
neck, and back as the bear dragged him away from the campsite. Others in the
group shot flare guns at the bear which then dropped the man and retreated. The
man was evacuated by helicopter and spent three weeks recovering in a Montreal
hospital. He is now home but will have to undergo more surgeries to repair a
broken jaw and other injuries.
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