加拿大發生北極熊攻擊人類致死事件 一男子喪生

A father died protecting his children in a rare polar bear attack in Canada's northernmost territory of Nunavut.

近日，在加拿大最北端的努納武特地區發生了一場罕見的北極熊襲人事件，一名父親爲了保護他的孩子，不幸身亡。

Aaron Gibbons, 31, was on Sentry Island, a popular fishing and hunting spot on the west coast of Hudson Bay, when he encountered the bear on 3 July.

哈德遜灣西海岸的哨兵島是一處著名的釣魚和打獵勝地。7月3日，31歲的父親亞倫·吉本斯正是在此遇到了北極熊。

A relative said he "died a hero", telling his daughters to run while he put himself between them and the bear.

一位親屬稱他是“英雄式的犧牲”。這位父親一邊擋在女兒和熊之間，一邊叫女兒們逃跑。

The children were unharmed, but Mr Gibbons died in the attack. Another adult later shot and killed the bear.

所幸他的孩子們沒有受傷，但吉本斯先生卻在襲擊中喪生。而後另一名成年人射殺了這頭熊。

"He was enjoying his day with his children," Mr Gibbons's uncle Gordy Kidlapik told Canadian media. "They were surprised by a bear that had started to stalk or charge towards one of his children."

吉本斯先生的叔叔戈迪·基德拉克告訴加拿大媒體：“他當時正在與孩子們共度美好時光。當這隻熊開始潛近並衝向其中一個孩子時，他們非常吃驚。”

The father was unarmed at the time, police said, even though he would have had a rifle with him on the outing.

警方表示，平時這位父親外出時通常會帶着步槍，但當時他卻手無寸鐵。

One of the girls, who are described as primary school age, called for help through the boat's radio.

其中一名小學年齡的女孩是通過船上的電臺尋求的幫助。

Mr Gibbons's death has shocked his hometown of Arviat, about 10km (6.2 miles) from the site of the attack, which has grown accustomed to seeing polar bears as they migrate north.

吉本斯先生的遇難之地現在逐漸變成了北極熊向北遷徙時的一個觀測點，該地距離他的家鄉亞懷亞特約10公里（6.2英里）。他的離世使家鄉十分震驚。

"It's really just incredibly sad," said local lawmaker John Main on Canadian broadcaster CBC. "We're a small community and when something like this happens, it affects the whole community."

加拿大廣播公司的當地議員約翰·曼尼表示：“這令人非常悲傷。我們僅是一個小社區，當這樣的不幸發生時，整個社區都會受到影響。”