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WALES, Alaska — A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers. Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the attack at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, KTUU reported. "Initi

State troopers said early reports were that the bear first chased multiple residents, adding that it was shot dead by a local village as it attacked the pair.

Alaska State Troopers say a polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote western Alaska village.

A polar bear entered the remote northwestern village of Wales and chased multiple people before being fatally shot by a local resident, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

Alaska State Troopers say the attack occurred in the remote, small town of Wales, and the bear was shot and killed by a local resident as it mauled 'an adult female and juvenile male'

A woman and boy were killed by a polar bear after it entered their remote Alaska village on Tuesday afternoon. A local resident shot and killed the bear.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/polar-bear-kills-woman-boy-in-remote-alaska-village/"></div>WALES, Alaska (AP) — A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers. Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the attack at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, KTUU reported. “Initial reports indicate that […]...

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

According to initial accounts, a polar bear came to the village and chased several residents, troopers said.

A polar bear entered the remote northwestern village of Wales and chased multiple people before being fatally shot by a local resident, according to the Alaska State Troopers.