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First polar bear spotted in Iceland since 2016. Police shot and killed it.
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First polar bear spotted in Iceland since 2016. Police shot and killed it.

Allan Rose Hill
Sep 22, 2024
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A polar bear was spotted in a remote village on the northwest tip of Iceland, the first one seen in the country since 2016. Police shot and killed it.

"It's not something we like to do," Westfjords police chief Helgi Jensson said. "In this case … the bear was very close to a summer house. There was an old woman in there."

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