When a polar bear ripped Lewiston lawyer Matt Dyer out of his tent and dragged him away while camping in Canada, he thought he was going to die, he told writer Sabrina Shankman. He was wrong. Thanks to the quick response of his fellow campers, Dyer survived to tell the tale. In the new ebook […]
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Park manager can’t say why fence failed to stop polar bear from attacking Turner man
Canadian park officials say they’ll never know whether an electric fence failed when a polar bear entered a campsite and dragged a Maine man from his tent in northern Labrador. The bear in Torngat Mountains National Park destroyed the fence, so officials can’t determine if it was working properly, said Peter Deering, manager of resource […]
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Recovering from polar bear attack, Matt Dyer back at home
“I trained all winter,” he said. “I’d go out with a weighted pack on snowshoes, and I did a lot of other work getting ready. My concern was that I wouldn’t be ready physically to cover the terrain.” He knew that Canada’s Torngat Mountain range was nothing to take lightly. It’s a cold, dangerous, remote […]
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Lewiston lawyer making progress in recovery from polar bear attack
More coverage: Matt Dyer’s recovery from the polar bear attack Lewiston attorney Matt Dyer is awaiting surgery on his jaw and is eager to get home, according to his wife. Dyer was attacked by a polar bear while hiking in a Canadian wildlife park and is recovering in Montreal General Hospital. In an email to the […]
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Pine Tree lawyer awake, alert after polar bear attack
More coverage: Matt Dyer’s recovery from the polar bear attack LEWISTON — Attorney Matt Dyer is awake, alert and able to communicate despite severe neck injuries sustained in a Wednesday morning polar bear attack, according to wife Jeanne Wells. In an email to the Sun Journal, Wells said the Pine Tree Legal attorney is still immobilized […]
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‘He fought the bear’: Lewiston lawyer recovering in Montreal hospital
More coverage: Matt Dyer’s recovery from the polar bear attack LEWISTON — Pine Tree Legal lawyer Matt Dyer is recovering in a Montreal hospital from a Wednesday morning polar bear attack, according to his wife. Jeanne Wells of Turner said her husband was attacked overnight Tuesday while camping with a group in the Torngat Mountains National […]