Fatal polar bear swim in BC (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2008/01/01/4748232.html&cid=1125655327&ei=zG17R7bDHYG0yQTImPnnDg)
Edmonton Sun, Canada - 12 hours ago
Witnesses say the man appeared unstable, kissing the octopus before he disappeared, while another witness says they saw the man come out of the water to put ...
Polar bear swimmer missing (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-1&fd=R&url=http://680news.com/news/local/article.jsp%3Fcontent%3D20080101_173753_ 1772&cid=1125655327&ei=zG17R7bDHYG0yQTImPnnDg) 680 News
Man dies after polar-bear swim (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-2&fd=R&url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html%3Fid%3Dd2f51421-ac77-42ba-9e3d-c3fad3161196&cid=1125655327&ei=zG17R7bDHYG0yQTImPnnDg) Vancouver Sun
BC 'polar bear' dies (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-3&fd=R&url=http://torontosun.com/News/Canada/2008/01/02/4748570-sun.html&cid=1125655327&ei=zG17R7bDHYG0yQTImPnnDg) Toronto Sun
Globe and Mail (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-4&fd=R&url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080102.POLAR02/TPStory/National&cid=1125655327&ei=zG17R7bDHYG0yQTImPnnDg)
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One man dies in Trail, BC, polar bear swim (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_can_chilly_swim_fatal.html&cid=1125654483&ei=zG17R7bDHYG0yQTImPnnDg)
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 10 hours ago
He was wearing a large fluorescent green inflatable octopus. He ran into the water with the other 115 swimmers and then swam out to some rocks just beyond ...



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With these kind of stories (rare as they are), I get nervous this is someone we know...