August 28, 2011
Several young Briton campers in the Norwegian Arctic were attacked by a huge polar bear leaving 1 dead and 3 seriously injured. One more reason for me to ask, “why would anyone, knowing that there are killer bears in the area, make camp and go to sleep as if they were at home?” I know it must be beautiful scenery, etc., but at night and even during the day, why take that big step without keeping someone awake around a huge fire with a large weapon on hand for self-defense? Take turns and pull guard every two hours or so, just like in the military. The enemy (bears) are lurking in the shadows. I’ll never understand……….. Please click on the following yahoo.com link to read the entire story:
http://news.yahoo.com/teen-tells-fight-killer-polar-bear-152308175.html