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A worker died in a polar bear attack on Brevoort Island, off Canada’s Baffin Island, logistics company Nasittuq Corporation said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday at one of the company’s locations on Brevoort Island, in the remote northern region of Nunavut. “An attack by two polar bears has resulted in the loss of one of our valued employees,” Nasittuq said in a statement. “Nasittuq employees responded to the scene and one of the animals was put down.” In 2018, a 31-year-old local resident was killed in a polar bear attack near the town of Arviat in Nunavut. Polar bear attacks ar…

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