LONDON (AP) — A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday.The bear was killed Thursday afternoon in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment Agency, which declined to have the animal relocated, Westfjords Police Chief Helgi Jensson told The Associated Press.“It's not something we like to do,” Jensson said. “In this case, as you can see in the picture, the bear was very close to a summer house. There was an old woman in there.”The owner, who was alone, was frightened and locked herself upstairs as the bear rummaged through her garbage, Jensson said. She contacted her daughter in Reykjavik, the nation's capital, by satellite link, and called for help.“She stayed there,” Jensson said, adding that other summer residents in the area had gone home. “She knew the danger.”Polar bears are not native to Iceland but occasionally come ashore after traveling on ice floes from Greenland…

WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGE The polar bear was killed in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment Agency, which decided not to have it relocated

The bear was killed Thursday afternoon in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment Agency, which declined to have the animal relocated, police told Associated Press.

The bear was spotted outside a woman’s cottage rummaging through her bins in Westfjords.

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.