Moritz Krause
Polar Bear Shot Dead in 'Self-defence' after Wounding Cruise Ship Worker
A POLAR BEAR was shot dead after attacking a German cruise ship worker on Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, authorities have confirmed.
The unnamed man in his 40s suffered head injuries shortly after landing on Spitsbergen island.
He was accompanying a tourist expedition from the MS Bremen of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises yesterday.