Tourists attacked by polar bear
Friday, 30 July 2010 07:41
Sebastian Plur Nilssen was pulled out of the tent by the bear and dragged 40 metres along the shore, before his companion Ludvig Fjeld managed to get out their rifle and shoot the bear. Nilssen suffered injuries to chest, head and neck, and was taken by helicopter to the hospital at Longyerbyen, where he was operated on Thursday evening. His wounds were reported to be moderate but not life threatening. The two 22-year-old Norwegians were travelling in two kayaks, and were attempting to be the first to kayak around the four biggest islands on Svalbard: Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, Edgeøya and Barents Island. The expedition started on July 6th and was estimated to last between two and three months. (NRK/Aftenposten) You may also be interested in...Norway and Russia to sign delimitation agreementThe agreement between Russia and Norway on the maritime delimitation line in the Barents Sea and the Polar Sea will be signed in the Russian city of Murmansk on September 15th. ..Read more... Evacuees at Lyngseidet move backMost of the 40 persons who were evacuated at the hamlet of Lyngseidet in Troms county, following Fridays major mud slide, have now been given permisiion to move back to their homes. ..Read more... Labour drops on latest pollPrime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labour Party (AP) continues to lose support. The Conservatives (Høyre) top yet another Augsut poll and are the nation's largest political party. ..Read more... Major mud slide in Lyngen - no injuriesTwo homes were swept to sea in a major earth slide in the hamlet of Lyngseidet in Troms county on Friday afternoon. No one was injured in the slide, but more homes are threatened. ..Read more... DR Congo may release convicted NorwegiansThe authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo have opened for the possibility that two Norwegians sentenced to death last summer for killing their driver, may be extradited to Norway. ..Read more... Norwegian airline pilot honoredThe Norwegian pilot Yngve Paulsen (36) from Oslo, has together with his Flight Officer Michael Aguzino received the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Superior Airmanship Awards. ..Read more... |
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