Husband leaps onto polar bear's back to save wife before being mauled

A man has been seriously injured after he leapt onto a polar bear's back to save his wife from being mauled by the beast.

The bear - which was on the driveway of the couple's home in northern lunged at the woman - as they went outside to find their dogs at 5am on Tuesday.

The woman slipped to the ground, as her husband, who has not been named, jumped onto the bear to prevent its attack, police have said.

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