Pales somewhat when you read about the close escapes!
Three unarmed Polish researchers stranded on a remote Arctic island were rescued by helicopters as polar bears were closing in on them, officials said Wednesday.
The hairsbreadth escape took place on an island in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, about 650 miles from the North Pole.
"It was the worst imaginable situation. They were cold and wet, had no equipment or weapons, and were surrounded by hungry polar bears," said Peter Braaten of the Svalbard governor's office.
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