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2 March 2022 / Prochukotku
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A polar bear attacked a resident of the Chukchi village of Neshkan near the carcass of a whale

Нешкан, Чукотский район, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia

A man injured by a polar bear was transported by helicopter to the Chukotka regional hospital from the village of Neshkan. The incident happened near the village. The predator attacked a man near the carcass of a whale that died last fall, Chukotka news agency reports.


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