Canadian Man Fights Polar Bear to Save Wife in Rare Attack

The man sustained serious injuries after leaping onto the bear, which was later shot by a neighbor in northern Ontario.

The attack occurred early Tuesday morning in Fort Severn First Nation, Ontario, as the couple searched for their missing dogs.
A polar bear lunged at the woman in their driveway, prompting her husband to leap onto the animal to protect her.
The man suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries to his arms and legs and is expected to recover.
A neighbor intervened with a firearm, shooting the bear multiple times; it retreated to nearby woods and was later found dead.
Experts attribute the rare attack to climate change disrupting sea ice patterns, forcing polar bears closer to human settlements in search of food.