This is the first fatal polar bear attack in 30 years in Alaska, the only US state where polar bears live.
In the village of Wales, near the Arctic Circle in Alaska, a polar bear attacked 24-year-old Summer Miomiki and her one-year-old son, Clyde Ongtowasruk. On Friday, January 20, Metro reports.
The publication says that the woman, due to a heavy snowstorm, did not see the lurking predator, and he approached almost next to the people and attacked the victims a hundred meters from the local school.
Children inside the building witnessed the attack.
According to Susan Nedza, administrator of the Bering Strait School District, she was able to close the school door seconds before the animal attempted to enter the area.
Those who witnessed the tragedy tried to scare the bear away with shovels and called for help. He shot the predator, who continued to torture the victims, a man who ran screaming with a gun.
The settlement of Wales is the westernmost point in North America, located a few kilometers from the territory of Russia.
The local community is about 150 people, almost all of them Inupiat. The village is only accessible by boat or plane. Provisions are delivered on barges.
It should be noted that in the Chernobyl zone released from work, a brown bear was recorded twice in 2022.
Earlier in Japan, an amateur athlete, who conquered the top of Mount Futago, encountered a black bear, which began to show aggression towards people. The man fought with a clubfoot.
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