Came across this posting on the Baidarka list and thought it might be of interest to the bearly concerned ; ) -----Original Message----- snip > >*** Norwegians imperiled by polar bear > >OSLO, Norway (AP) - Two Norwegian adventurers spent 12 >days stranded >on an arctic island because a hungry polar bear >destroyed their two >kayaks. Jens Abild and Simen Havig-Gjelseth set off in >mid-June on a >700-mile trek around Spitsbergen, the main island of >Norway's far >north Svalbard archipelago, the Nordlys newspaper >reported Tuesday. >After almost two months of paddling through the icy >waters, they had >less than 190 miles to go Aug. 9, when they were >unloading supplies >into a borrowed cabin and a huge polar bear caught >scent of the dried >food in their kayaks. The bear ripped the boats into >tiny pieces to >get at the free meal. On Saturday, a Norwegian coast >guard helicopter >spotted the two men waving frantically and arranged >their rescue. >Both were in good condition. See >http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560855783-e2c *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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