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Polar bear rips 6 tents pitched in Iqaluit park

Some Iqaluit campers woke up to an unpleasant surprise Saturday morning a polar bear had ripped their tents.

Wildlife officer shot bear early Saturday morning, park workers say

This is one of at least six tents that were damaged by a polar bear in Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park. (Jordan Konek/CBC)

Some people camping in Iqaluit woke up to an unpleasant surprise Saturday morning a polar bear had ripped their tents.

"So a tent right next to us is damaged by a polar bear," CBC reporter Jordan Konek wrote on Facebook. He and his girlfriend slept in one of at least seven tents pitched in Sylvia Grinnell TerritorialPark near the Iqaluit airport.

"Thank God we weren't touched," he said.

A wildlife officer shot the bear around 5 a.m. Saturday morning, according to workersat the park.

At least six tents were rippedbut no onewas hurt. It's not clear if anyone encountered the bear while it was near the tents.

A polar bear in Iqaluit's Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park damaged at least six tents pitched Friday night. (Vincent Robinet/CBC)