Seeing a lot of confusion in this thread ^just ^like ^I ^did ^last ^time ^there ^was ^a ^bear ^attack ^in ^Alaska, so:
The bear was a starving juvenile. It had chased several people already before attacking a mother and child.
It was shot dead by a local as it was attacking the pair. The local was attempting to save the family.
This occurred on the Seward Peninsula in a very small village. It's in northwest Alaska off the Chukchi Sea, which is where you'll find the Bering Strait. Polar bears are not found in the interior or the south. 99.9% of Alaskans do not have to worry about Polar bears because you're only going to find them on the very edges of the northwestern and western coasts, and even the people that live in those areas are unlikely to have to deal with bears too often. The only reason they are now is because climate change is forcing them to look for food further inland.
If you are in the incredibly, insanely off chance situation of getting attacked by a polar bear, your choices:
A. Hope you're already carrying either bear spray or a gun
B. If those don't work, look for shelter; a car, a house, etc.
C. Try dropping objects, clothing, or food behind you to district the bear.
D. If you are out in the middle of nowhere, keep running until the bear catches up, fight back when applicable, and then rest in peace because I don't have any other suggestions. We really don't have a lot of info on how to deal with polar bears because generally speaking, human civilization and polar bear habitats don't overlap all that much.
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Reply to Polar Bear Enters Remote Alaska Village, Fatally Mauls Woman, Boy by MinimumMonitor7
Seeing a lot of confusion in this thread ^just ^like ^I ^did ^last ^time ^there ^was ^a ^bear ^attack ^in ^Alaska, so:
The bear was a starving juvenile. It had chased several people already before attacking a mother and child.
It was shot dead by a local as it was attacking the pair. The local was attempting to save the family.
This occurred on the Seward Peninsula in a very small village. It's in northwest Alaska off the Chukchi Sea, which is where you'll find the Bering Strait. Polar bears are not found in the interior or the south. 99.9% of Alaskans do not have to worry about Polar bears because you're only going to find them on the very edges of the northwestern and western coasts, and even the people that live in those areas are unlikely to have to deal with bears too often. The only reason they are now is because climate change is forcing them to look for food further inland.
If you are in the incredibly, insanely off chance situation of getting attacked by a polar bear, your choices: A. Hope you're already carrying either bear spray or a gun B. If those don't work, look for shelter; a car, a house, etc. C. Try dropping objects, clothing, or food behind you to district the bear. D. If you are out in the middle of nowhere, keep running until the bear catches up, fight back when applicable, and then rest in peace because I don't have any other suggestions. We really don't have a lot of info on how to deal with polar bears because generally speaking, human civilization and polar bear habitats don't overlap all that much.