Rare Polar Bear Sighting in Iceland Ends with Police Shooting

The bear, the first seen in Iceland since 2016, was killed after being deemed a threat to a local resident.

A polar bear was spotted near a summer house in the remote Westfjords region of Iceland on September 19.
The bear, weighing between 150 and 200 kilograms, was killed by police after consultation with the Environment Agency.
The bear's presence alarmed an elderly woman who locked herself upstairs in the house while the bear rummaged through her garbage.
Authorities decided against relocating the bear to Greenland due to costs, risks, and potential refusal by Danish authorities.
The bear's body will be studied for health conditions and preserved at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History.