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Jan 2023
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123: A Strand in the Web: Torngat Mounta...

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In July 2013, while camping in Torngat Mountains National Park in northern Labrador, Matt Dyer was pulled from his tent by a polar bear. He was ultimately saved, but the experience would live with him forever.

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