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Two polar bears kill Arctic Canadian worker in rare attack

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Two polar bears killed a worker at a remote Arctic radar station in Canada 's northern Nunavut territory.

Other workers responded to the scene and killed one of the bears, the company said.

The attack took place last week on Brevoort Island , southeast of Baffin Island .

Polar bear attacks on humans are extremely rare, but this is at least the second recorded fatality from a polar bear attack since 2023 .

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