Protecting her 7-year old son, Lydia Angyiou of Ivujivik, Arctic Quebec, fought a polar bear hand-to-hand - and lived to tell about it!
Angyiou, 41, who lives not far from the youth centre, was outside with her two younger children when she saw the polar bear eying the boys. She immediately ran towards animal: all she could think about was protecting her seven-year old son.