True Story luv2safari!!!

Based of the size of the peoples feet in the backround of that pic. That bear is a 2-3 year old that is just done sucking mama's tit and on it's own for the first time. During the first couple of years they get pretty hungry since they haven't learned all there is to know yet. And since you can see the rocks it's summer or fall. The haven't eaten enough to say so since the ice went out in the spring. Chances are the campers had food in the area and the bear followed it nose to the camp.
Polar bears aren't afraid of man. To them everything that moves is food.
The bottom line is that nothing short of a hand held howitzer will do any good. The 44 makes a fine round for a hand gun but it's still no better than a dirty thirty, (30-30) No one in their right mind would consider going after a bear with a 30-30. even as a 'back up'.