PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Plans are being made to bring home the remaining members of an expedition party rocked by a polar bear attack that left an Eton schoolboy dead.
Patrick Flinders and Scott Bennell-Smith, who were hurt in the attack in Norway, were due to be transferred to hospitals closer to home after landing on British soil on Sunday.
The two teenagers were sharing at tent with fatally wounded Horatio Chapple, 17, when the incident took place on Friday.
The two other injured party members - Michael "Spike" Reid, 29, the expedition leader who shot the bear, and 27-year-old fellow leader Andy Ruck - will return when when medics and transport authorities allow, trip organisers said.
Meanwhile, the eight uninjured members of the group were expected to return to the UK later on Monday.
Patrick, 16, from Jersey, has been hailed a hero and found local fame after punching the 250kg animal on the nose in an attempt to fend off the attack, his father said. He and Scott, 17, from St Mellion, Cornwall, underwent surgery after being mauled by the animal that killed their companion.
Terry Flinders, 58, said he would be relieved to have his son back. Patrick has a fractured skull and had undergone an operation in Norway to remove small pieces of bone, Mr Flinders said.
The bear had Patrick's head in its mouth but miraculously he managed to escape. He also suffered arm injuries. Mr Flinders said his son's face and head are badly swollen but that he spoke to him on the phone and he sounded well.
Meanwhile, Scott's parents are "extraordinarily relieved" to have him home, his headmaster said. Kieran Earley, of Devonport High School for Boys, told BBC Cornwall that the teenager had his jaw broken and lost some teeth after being hit in the face by the bear during the attack.
The teenagers were part of a group travelling on a British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) expedition, which was camped on the Von Postbreen glacier near Longyearbyen on Svalbard, north of the Norwegian mainland. The society said they were being flown home under the care of a specialist medical evacuation team.