British Schools Exploring Society
Trip-wire alarm failed the morning Horatio Chapple was killed by polar bear
A former High Court judge’s report into the death of a schoolboy when he was mauled by a polar bear on an Arctic expedition found safety equipment did not work and firearms training was inadequate.
07 July 2014
Police probe as Eton schoolboy killed by polar bear
The young explorer who died after being attacked by a polar bear on an Arctic island has been named as Horatio Chapple.
05 August 2011
No criminal charges over polar bear death of Eton student on Arctic trip
Authorities in Svalbard say no-one will be prosecuted over the death of a 17-year-old Eton College student who was attacked by a polar bear last year.
03 March 2012
One dead and four badly hurt in schools expedition polar bear attack
One Briton has been killed and another four seriously injured by a polar bear while on a schools expedition.
05 August 2011