WALES, Alaska — A polar bear has attacked and killed two individuals in a distant village in western Alaska, in response to state troopers.

Alaska State Troopers mentioned they acquired the report of the assault at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, KTUU reported.

“Preliminary stories point out {that a} polar bear had entered the neighborhood and had chased a number of residents,” troopers wrote. “The bear fatally attacked an grownup feminine and juvenile male.”

The bear was shot and killed by an area resident because it attacked the pair, troopers mentioned.

The names of the 2 individuals killed weren’t launched. Troopers mentioned they have been working to inform relations.

Troopers and the state Division of Fish and Recreation are planning to journey to Wales as soon as climate permits for it, the dispatch mentioned.

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