Staff members at an airport in Alaska has some unexpected visitors on December 14. It was about 6.30 am when Scott Babock saw someone on the runway at the Wily Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport. At first, he thought it was wolves, but on looking closer, he realised that it was, in fact, a pair of polar bears! The incident was reported by KTUU and a video of this incident was shared by Scott on Facebook. In his post, he narrates how he spotted the polar bears and how the bears were chased off the runway without causing them any harm. The video has since gone viral.
The 40-second video uploaded on Facebook shows two bears running away from the light of the plane. It appears as if the plane is chasing them. In his Facebook post, Scott writes that the federal law prevents them from harassing marine animals. This meant that moving the bears could be difficult. Hence, to remove them from the runway, he shone a light at them and they moved off the airfield on their own accord. Scott is a foreman at the airport. “They saw me at the same time I saw them they turned and ran and I followed to make sure they didn’t run towards the fence or town,” writes Scott on Facebook.
Scott adds that polar bears on the airfield are a threat to the safety. Many things could go wrong very quickly is someone stepped outside a building and encountered one of these guys especially if they were backed up against a fence. Animal control was called and they dealt with them, says Scott in the comments section of his Facebook post. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities states on their Facebook page that wildlife poses a significant safety hazard to aviation system and travelling public and that their staff routinely checks runways to ensure they are clear of wildlife.
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