Polar bear attack man Mike Reid to undergo surgery

Mike Reid praised doctors in one of his Twitter postings

A man injured in a polar bear attack off Norway last week is to undergo further surgery in Plymouth, he says.

Expedition leader Michael "Spike" Reid, 29, was one of five people mauled in the attack last Friday, in which a teenager died.
Mr Reid, who shot the animal, said on the Twitter website that he was to undergo a day-long operation at Derriford Hospital on Friday.
The hospital said that Mr Reid was in a stable condition.
In his first of two postings on Twitter on Friday morning, Mr Reid said: "At the mo I can't breathe, eat or talk thru my mouth.
"I'm off 4 my big op now. Want my broken jaw, fractured skull & eyesocket damage fixed."
He later added: "The full-day operation will take place at Derriford in Plymouth. I think all the drs are great. Wish me luck."
The attack on the campsite, near the Von Post glacier, about 25 miles (40km) from Longyearbyen, took place early on Friday.
Eton student Horatio Chapple, 17, from Wiltshire, was killed during the mauling on the trip to Svalbard.
The trip for 80 people was organised by the British Schools Exploring Society, a youth development charity based in London.
Polar bears are the largest land carnivores, reaching up to 8ft (2.5m) and weighing 800kg (125 stone).