• Explorer Wakes Up In Jaws Of A Polar Bear
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[url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100811/tod-explorer-wakes-up-in-jaws-of-a-polar-870a197.html]Source[/url] [quote]An explorer has described the moment he was attacked by a polar bear - waking up to find the animal's jaws around his head. Sebastian Plur Nilssen was attacked last week as he slept in a tent on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. Mr Nilssen was travelling with his expedition partner, Ludvig Fjeld, as they attempted to become the first ever team to paddle 1,250 miles around the island chain. Despite protecting their tent with a trip-wire hooked to a early warning flare, Mr Nilssen woke face-to-face with the biggest land predator in the world. The 23-year-old was dragged screaming from the tent, with his head clamped in the animal's jaws. The adult male bear flung the young explorer's body from side to side in an attempt to stun him, a technique typically used on its usual prey of seals. The polar bear's teeth pierced Mr Nilssen's lung as it fought for a better grip and narrowly missed a main artery in his neck. "It was so strong I could not fight, I grabbed for my shotgun and tried to shoot it but [the polar bear] had snapped [the gun] in half," he said. "It must have been only a minute I was in his jaws but it felt like forever. "It was a big bear, at one point it stood up on its back legs with me in its mouth, I was 2.5 metres off the ground and it seemed very high." As the bear made off with Mr Nilssen, his 22-year-old expedition partner scrambled to find their other rifle. "I was about 20 or 25 metres from the bear and it had Sebastian in its mouth, I was very worried I did not want to hit Sebastian as well," said Mr Fjeld. "That would have been a really bad day for him. "When I fired the first shot, the bear dropped him, but I had to fire four more to make sure it was dead. Mr Nilssen was airlifted from the scene, bleeding heavily, and was rushed into an emergency three-hour operation. But despite his brush with death, Mr Nilssen said he was not angry at the bear, speculating that it carried out its unusual attack on humans because it was hungry. "I must be one of the only people in the world who can say when people ask me about my scars, 'I got them in a fight with a polar bear'," he said. Polar bears are protected under strict conservation laws and can only be shot in self defence.[/quote] [img]http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/skynews/20100811/13/2440902142-explorer-wakes-jaws-polar-bear.jpg[/img] [url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100811/video/vod-explorer-wakes-up-in-jaws-of-a-polar-dfc7e2c.html]Video[/url]
That'd probably be the most confusing thing ever
...Just 5 more minu- OH GOD
[quote]carried out its unusual attack on humans because it was hungry[/quote] So they won't attack unless they can't find anything to eat? Always bring a bag of seals when you go near polar bears.
its unfortunate that the bear had to die, but the story itself is heart-warming
[img]http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/colbert_on_bears_lg2.jpg[/img] We were warned.
:lost:
"Heh... heh... Stop... That tickles... Sto-" "Oh fuck!"
Fuck me, at least he can take solace that with those scars and that story. He is going to get ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNTS OF PUSSY.
That's pretty badass
He was an idiot. When on Svalbard sleping outside the towns one of the people in your group has to be awake on polar bear guard.
Holy shit...the bear snapped the shotgun in half. Remind me not to piss off any bears
Polar Bears: Now one step closer to being extinct. Oh well, it's good for us, they might omnom us all if we let them live.
Poor polar bear ... [quote]'I got them in a fight with a polar bear'[/quote] That would be so badass
I woke up next to something worse your mother, and 5 bottles of empty vodka
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;23995979][img]http://www.blogcdn.com/nintendo.joystiq.com/media/2008/09/colbert_on_bears_lg2.jpg[/img] We were warned.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szFO7Wo7ZCE[/media]
What a bad ass. Shit, if I woke up having my brain tongued by a polar bear, I'd be stone cold dead. It was his friend that took the shot... but still.
If I ever go to the north pole I'll make sure to take turns keeping guard. Oh and bring with me an anti-material rifle.
We should try to discuss this problem some diplomacy with the bears, surely this was just a huge misunderstanding.
[QUOTE=Broni;23996166]Fuck me, at least he can take solace that with those scars and that story. He is going to get ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNTS OF PUSSY.[/QUOTE] So So true. story is completely bad ass. The scars on his chest are just going to have ladies all over him.
[QUOTE=kenji;24005438]So So true. story is completely bad ass. The scars on his chest are just going to have ladies all over him.[/QUOTE] AAAAAH FUCK GET OFF- nevermiiind
[QUOTE=Dr Bob;23995643]"That would have been a really bad day for him"[/QUOTE] That made me lol.
I thought they are peaceful. :Dawkins102: [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HyyDHyAwI6k/SUGj_fWNgeI/AAAAAAAAEGY/OoDJ7MNUJv0/s400/polar-bear-tongue.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE]"It was so strong I could not fight, I grabbed for my shotgun and tried to shoot it but [the polar bear] had snapped [the gun] in half,"[/QUOTE] Note to self: Never fuck with a polar bear, ever. :byobear: :byodood:
[QUOTE=bravehat;24014771]Note to self: Never fuck with a polar bear, ever. :byobear: :byodood:[/QUOTE] This guy is pretty lucky. There was a story a while back where a guy got swiped from behind by a Grizzly, so he picked up a stick and beat the bear to death. And then PETA got pissed. (P.S: Hell yeah, a bear can snap a gun in half. Those things weigh almost a ton, which could be considered a light car ramming into you)
They can lift 2 ton dumpsters like it's a pebble, trust me that's more than a one ton car hitting you. Fucking bears how do they work!
That would be a classic ad break moment. "Oh shiiiiiiiiiii-" *Screen fades* "This bear attack is sponsored by Axa life insurance"
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